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St. Louis, MO vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Richmond has been positive.
- Richmond has 0.8% less unemployment than St. Louis.
- Richmond job growth has increased by 13.6% in the past 10 years.

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 St. Louis, MORichmond, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.3%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.9%37.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.9%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.4%-2.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.5%1.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.2%13.6%6.3%

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Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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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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ZIPS IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
63116, 63118, 63109, 63139, 63111, 63108, 63104, 63112, 63115, 63110, 19 total
ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total

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