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Decatur, AL vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Cookeville has been positive.
- Cookeville has 2.4% less unemployment than Decatur.
- Cookeville job growth has increased by 8.6% in the past 10 years.
 Decatur, ALCookeville, TNUnited States
 Current Unemployment3.0%5.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.5%42.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-0.9%-3.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth6.4%0.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth7.1%7.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.2%8.6%6.3%
Reviews for Decatur    12 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville about 6 months ago. I love it! Traffic is mostly light, even at rush hour. You have enough shopping amenities here you rarely have to  More

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Over 3 years ago

I moved to Decatur three months ago from Huntsville and I am very satisfied with the city. Decatur boasts many amenities: on the river, surrounded on two sides by  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville a little over a year ago. I'm just not a big fan for a few reasons. #1 Brownsferry Nuclear Power Plant is exactly 10.43 miles from my  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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