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Rapid City, SD vs Austin, MN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Austin has been positive.
- Austin has 1.1% less unemployment than Rapid City.
- Austin job growth has increased by 1.1% in the past 10 years.
 Rapid City, SDAustin, MNUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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Reviews for Austin    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I lived in Austin for 15 years. I only lasted that long because I had kids and wanted to raise them close to my hometown in another state. I would recommend that you  More

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Over 18 years ago

man you may not think that austin can be hard or anything but im tellin u that i moved up here from chicago and this is a bad little town, the crime rates are high and  More

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