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Akron, OH vs Franklin, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Franklin has been positive.
- Franklin has 2.7% more unemployment than Akron.
- Franklin job growth has increased by 4.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Akron, OHFranklin, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.9%4.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.2%30.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.4%-4.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%-0.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%1.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%4.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Akron    31 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I grew up and lived in Akron, OH for a majority of my life, with the exception of living in Panama City, FL for 8 years. The town is pretty decent, affordable utilities,  More

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Over 3 years ago

This area is completely run down. Ghetto with a capital  More

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My goodness, I had to create an account to counterbalance all the negative people. I grew up in Ellet, went to an Akron Public School, graduated with a bachelor's from  More

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Reviews for Franklin    4 Reviews

Great mountain town. Friendly people and lots to do.  More

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Over 9 years ago

I agree with some of the posts on here saying that Franklin is more than willing to take your money, but it's difficult to fit in if you 'aren't from around here, are  More

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Franklin will welcome you if you are a vacationer but move here and it is a whole different story. We are one of those families that would vacation here every year and  More

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ZIPS IN AKRON, OHIO
44312, 44310, 44313, 44305, 44306, 44320, 44314, 44301, 44311, 44303, 14 total
ZIPS IN FRANKLIN, NORTH CAROLINA
28734

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