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Cookeville, TN vs Lexington, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lexington has been positive.
- Lexington has 1.0% more unemployment than Cookeville.
- Lexington job growth has increased by 3.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Cookeville, TNLexington, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.4%4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.3%34.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.7%-6.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.5%-3.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth7.1%-1.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.6%3.2%6.3%

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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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Reviews for Lexington    7 Reviews

I've have been in Lexington for about five years now. I am a military guy that is been around the world. I grew up nearby in Salisbury North Carolina which unfortunately  More

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I've have been in Lexington for about five years now. I am a military guy that is been around the world. I grew up nearby in Salisbury North Carolina which unfortunately  More

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Over 5 years ago

The most criminal place ever. Police do nothing to and don't clean it up. Police here need to be investigated by fbi or something it's dirty and I like cops but  More

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ZIPS IN COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE
38501 38506 38505
ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA
27292

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