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Mechanicsville, MD vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Richmond has been positive.
- Richmond has 2.8% less unemployment than Mechanicsville.
- Richmond job growth has increased by 13.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Mechanicsville, MDRichmond, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.3%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.0%37.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-1.6%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.9%-2.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth4.9%1.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.8%13.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Mechanicsville    1 Reviews

We moved to Mechanicsville a year ago and although I am originally from Maryland, we didn't know anything about this area. We are retired and like the area. We chose  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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