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Boone, NC vs Prestonsburg, KY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Prestonsburg has been positive.
- Prestonsburg has 4.1% less unemployment than Boone.
- Prestonsburg job growth has increased by 19.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Boone, NCPrestonsburg, KYUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.4%7.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.6%18.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.5%-6.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%-6.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.8%-7.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth5.5%-19.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 10 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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Reviews for Prestonsburg    1 Reviews

Living the past 30 years in the dry desert of the southwest, my family and I spent the past 3-years looking at potential states to move too. Some place green! We finally  More

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ZIPS IN BOONE, NORTH CAROLINA
28607
ZIPS IN PRESTONSBURG, KENTUCKY
41653 41265 41607

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