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Rio Rancho, NM vs Prineville, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Prineville has been positive.
- Prineville has 0.7% more unemployment than Rio Rancho.
- Prineville job growth has increased by 16.6% in the past 10 years.
 Rio Rancho, NMPrineville, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock13.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Rio Rancho    21 Reviews

I have lived in the area for the past three years with my husband. Although vastly better than Albuquerque, this is not a safe area. We have had overt and petty crime on  More

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The pros: -Fairly good year-round weather. Sunny days outnumber cloudy days, there are days when the temps fall below freezing and the sun will still be shining. It's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Affordable housing, low crime (compared to Albuquerque), awesome weather with all 4 seasons, beautiful environment and some pretty awesome people. I love Rio Rancho,  More

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Reviews for Prineville    7 Reviews

Sunshine 300 days a year, friendly people, conservative values. Less than an hour from  More

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Over 7 years ago

Prineville is a great place to live, if you can find a home to live in. There is a housing shortage, at less than 1% and holding for more than 3 years. Otherwise, we  More

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We moved to Prineville from La Pine Oregon. Prineville is a smaller town of about 9k but has a huge amount of things that often go unnoticed. The beauty that surrounds  More

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