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Benton, KY vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Dallas has been positive.
- Dallas has 2.5% less unemployment than Benton.
- Dallas job growth has increased by 15.4% in the past 10 years.
 Benton, KYDallas, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth24.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock3.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Benton    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

It seems like a nasty town ever since it decided to be a sundown town back in 1914. Pretty much speaks for itself.  More

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We were looking for a cute small town (pop. under 10,000), low crime, and moderate winters. By "cute" I mean that the Main Street has lots of locally owned small  More

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Over 17 years ago

Marshall County is the best place in the world to  More

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Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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