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Highlands, NC vs Brevard, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Brevard has been positive.
- Brevard has 0.2% more unemployment than Highlands.
- Brevard job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Highlands, NCBrevard, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.2%4.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.4%38.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.9%-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.6%-2.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.6%3.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.9%6.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Highlands    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Over 13 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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A beautiful mountain resort area with cool summers, Highlands has become the mecca for Southern High Roller to "summer". Restaurants, country clubs, elite shops, and  More

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Reviews for Brevard    8 Reviews

Pretty scenery...but very clickish. Out of towners are the only friendly people. Living in the county is absolutely horrible. Vandalism, poaching, trespassing are  More

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The reason I’m writing this review is because I was really surprised when I saw low scores on Brevard. We have had a place up in the mountains right outside of Brevard  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for three years. I love the beautiful mountains but it rains all the time. Fifty six inches a year, the second highest in America. Summers are the worst  More

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ZIPS IN HIGHLANDS, NORTH CAROLINA
28741
ZIPS IN BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA
28712 28768

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