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Boulder, CO vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lexington has been positive.
- Lexington has 0.8% more unemployment than Boulder.
- Lexington job growth has increased by 7.0% in the past 10 years.

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 Boulder, COLexington, KYUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth44.4%37.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.3%-4.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.0%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.8%0.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.9%7.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   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 BOULDER, COLORADO
80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310
ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total

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