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Rapid City, SD vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bend has been positive.
- Bend has 2.9% less unemployment than Rapid City.
- Bend job growth has increased by 34.4% in the past 10 years.
 Rapid City, SDBend, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.1%6.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.5%57.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.0%-2.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.9%1.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.7%15.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.6%34.4%6.3%
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 3 years ago

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

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 3 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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