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Abilene, TX vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Cookeville has been positive.
- Cookeville has 0.2% more unemployment than Abilene.
- Cookeville job growth has increased by 8.6% in the past 10 years.
 Abilene, TXCookeville, TNUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.6%5.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.7%42.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.6%-3.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.0%0.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.4%7.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.4%8.6%6.3%
Reviews for Abilene    17 Reviews

I've lived in 9 states, traveled over much of the U.S., and Abilene TEXAS is by far the best city I've ever lived. I find it beautiful here, love the climate and low  More

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Over 4 years ago

We moved to Abilene for a military assignment and have never got out of here. We stayed initially for children and grandchildren then elderly parents. Now we can't  More

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I've lived in Abilene for the last 45 years and It's the best place to raise a family. Great churches, schools, jobs and sense of community. There is always something  More

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Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Cookeville for around 7 years non consecutively. Don’t expect to go on a walk here. Sidewalks are fairly abundant but they are not well maintained and there  More

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My wife and I both moved here to work for state government. Other people are right, the pay is awful, hovering around $28k for people with masters and doctorates. Rental  More

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Been here for 4-5 years now, crime is on the rise and pay is stagnant, don't look for much over 28k a year in gross income here. Lots of areas are getting metro  More

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