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Rapid City, SD vs Buffalo, NY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Buffalo has been positive.
- Buffalo has 6.4% less unemployment than Rapid City.
- Buffalo job growth has increased by 8.9% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Rapid City, SDBuffalo, NYUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.1%9.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.5%21.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.0%-6.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.9%-6.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.7%-6.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.6%-8.9%6.3%

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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 Buffalo    94 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Clean, fun, safe and unique. Great place to raise a family. Affordable housing, strong job market. Great schools and neighborhoods.  More

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Over 2 years ago

Buffalo was okay in 2016. Since then, crime is up, there are more methadone clinics than pediatricians, and so many of the small businesses that made this place charming  More

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Over 2 years ago

This city is just plain beautiful. Sure, it might not be New York or Albany. But it's Buffalo. Place is a God-send. You want to see the Falls and the Bills? Come here.  More

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ZIPS IN RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
57701 57702
ZIPS IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK
14215, 14213, 14220, 14207, 14216, 14211, 14206, 14214, 14210, 14222, 17 total

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