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Akron, OH vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lexington has been positive.
- Lexington has 2.6% more unemployment than Akron.
- Lexington job growth has increased by 7.0% in the past 10 years.

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 Akron, OHLexington, KYUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.9%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.2%37.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.4%-4.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%0.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%7.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 3 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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ZIPS IN AKRON, OHIO
44312, 44310, 44313, 44305, 44306, 44320, 44314, 44301, 44311, 44303, 14 total
ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total

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