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Lexington, VA vs Nashville, TN

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Highlights
- Household income in Nashville, is 1% less than it is in Lexington and is 5% below the National Average.
- Lexington unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Nashville unemployment rate is 4.5%.

Economy
 Lexington, VANashville, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.5%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.1%2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.2%48.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%9.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,763$39,509$37,638
 Household Income$66,114$65,565$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,411$81,599$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lexington, VANashville, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K19.8%9.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.4%3.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.8%7.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.3%8.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.5%8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.6%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.1%10.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.7%13.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.4%15.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.6%6.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.6%8.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lexington, VANashville, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.2%18.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.8%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.9%1.7%1.2%
 Education, library17.9%6.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.1%4.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.5%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.6%2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.5%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%3.3%3.6%
 Personal care4.4%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%20.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.8%6.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.6%11.9%13.1%

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Reviews for Lexington    3 Reviews

I moved to the city of Lexington from Houston 4.5 years ago. I couldn't be happier. Residents are polite and friendly. There is employment for seniors like myself and I  More

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Lexington is a nice little town in the Shenandoah Valley, but is quite expensive to live in. It is most likely due to the snow-birds moving to a location closer to  More

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Over 17 years ago

would love to trade houses in lexington, have a 3+bedroom, 2 bathroom, family living, dining room, hottub room... anyone interested? south west florida small town, 2  More

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Reviews for Nashville    150 Reviews

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  More

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37013, 37211, 37115, 37221, 37076, 37207, 37209, 37217, 37214, 37206, 27 total

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