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Richmond, VA vs Goose Creek, SC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Goose Creek has been positive.
- Goose Creek has 2.9% more unemployment than Richmond.
- Goose Creek job growth has increased by 24.4% in the past 10 years.
 Richmond, VAGoose Creek, SCUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.1%4.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.1%39.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-3.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.7%1.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.9%7.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.6%24.4%6.3%
Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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Reviews for Goose Creek    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I was told not to bring furs, real heavy coats, and I didn't. Those things are not needed by me here. I have never seen snow here. They said it was flurrying one day,  More

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We have lived here for 10 months now and are enjoying it very much. The cost of living is low, the people are friendly, there is a real sense of community and self pride  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have lived here for just a few months. This is a small town outside of Charleston. It is close to downtown and historic Summerville. The cost of living is low and  More

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