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Boone, NC vs Lenoir, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lenoir has been positive.
- Lenoir has 1.4% less unemployment than Boone.
- Lenoir job growth has increased by 0.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Boone, NCLenoir, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.4%4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.6%37.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.5%-6.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%-5.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.8%-0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth5.5%0.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 10 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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Reviews for Lenoir    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I wrote a positive review of Lenoir 4 years ago and my opinion of the town has nothing but improved since living here over time. They've added a new movie theater, new  More

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Over 10 years ago

I know the unemployment rate in Lenoir is not superb, but the lifestyle here is wonderful! I've lived outside Chicago, rural Oklahoma and New Hampshire, outside Ft.  More

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As a lifelong resident, one of the primary reasons I remained here was the abundance of employment. But in the late 90's we began a slow downturn, until many of the  More

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ZIPS IN BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA
28607
ZIPS IN LENOIR, NORTH CAROLINA
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