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Peoria, IL vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lexington has been positive.
- Lexington has 4.7% more unemployment than Peoria.
- Lexington job growth has increased by 7.0% in the past 10 years.

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 Peoria, ILLexington, KYUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.0%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth17.4%37.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-7.5%-4.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.7%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-10.8%0.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-12.5%7.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Peoria    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

In my opinion Peoria is a great city and for it’s size it has a lot of amenities a big city would have such as a ballpark, civic center, many educational options, great  More

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Crime is rampant and you can't even visit parks anymore without fear of some gang drive-by.  More

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I lived in Peoria for nearly three years for work and I miss it terribly. The Peoria metropolitan area is by far one of the most underrated in the country. I think what  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 PEORIA, ILLINOIS
61604 61614 61615 61603 61605 61606 61602 61625
ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total

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