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Prineville, OR vs Mesquite, NV

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Mesquite has been positive.
- Mesquite has 0.5% less unemployment than Prineville.
- Mesquite job growth has increased by 13.1% in the past 10 years.
 Prineville, ORMesquite, NVUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-13.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth7.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth16.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Prineville    7 Reviews

Sunshine 300 days a year, friendly people, conservative values. Less than an hour from  More

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Over 7 years ago

Prineville is a great place to live, if you can find a home to live in. There is a housing shortage, at less than 1% and holding for more than 3 years. Otherwise, we  More

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We moved to Prineville from La Pine Oregon. Prineville is a smaller town of about 9k but has a huge amount of things that often go unnoticed. The beauty that surrounds  More

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Reviews for Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

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The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

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My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  More

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