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Watertown, SD vs Topeka, KS

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Topeka has been positive.
- Topeka has 0.4% more unemployment than Watertown.
- Topeka job growth has increased by 2.5% in the past 10 years.
 Watertown, SDTopeka, KSUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth25.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Watertown    5 Reviews

Let me start by saying that I've lived all over the US and spent 3 years in Watertown. On the positive side, Watertown has a lot to offer for a town of 22,000 people.   More

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Many lakes with in driving distances and many public hunting areas but if your looking for the night life its not here this is a small town  More

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Watertown in general has alot of old people, if your in Downtown and watch cars go by it seems as though every other car has a elderly person in it. But apart from all  More

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Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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