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Lexington, KY vs Binghamton, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in Binghamton, is 37% less than it is in Lexington and is 77% below the National Average.
- Lexington unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Binghamton unemployment rate is 7.7%.

Economy
 Lexington, KYBinghamton, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.3%7.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.8%18.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.8%6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,475$27,784$37,638
 Household Income$61,526$39,012$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,028$51,257$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lexington, KYBinghamton, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.6%21.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%7.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.8%11.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%11.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.7%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%6.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.5%8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%10.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.9%9.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%3.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.8%3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lexington, KYBinghamton, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.5%11.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.8%4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%2.4%1.8%
 Legal1.6%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%11.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.4%6.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%6.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.0%9.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%20.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.9%4.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.1%11.0%13.1%

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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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Reviews for Binghamton    29 Reviews

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Very cool place with loads of popular restaurants (some award winning), hiking, winter activities/sports, fishing, boating, central location -making it SO EASY for  More

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Over 3 years ago

I can't understand the strong negativity, at least not totally. I have been here for a while now and have been (years ago). Back in the big recession there were some  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in this area my whole life-all 23 years of it. Even in my lifetime about half the businesses I remember are now boarded up often with no replacements. So many  More

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ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total
ZIPS IN BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK
13905 13903 13904

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