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Rapid City, SD vs Fort Dodge, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fort Dodge has been positive.
- Fort Dodge has 1.8% less unemployment than Rapid City.
- Fort Dodge job growth has increased by 5.2% in the past 10 years.
 Rapid City, SDFort Dodge, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.1%4.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.5%17.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.0%-7.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.9%-5.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.7%-9.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.6%-5.2%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 Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 14 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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