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Elkin, NC vs Corbin, KY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Corbin has been positive.
- Corbin has 1.2% less unemployment than Elkin.
- Corbin job growth has increased by 3.3% in the past 10 years.
 Elkin, NCCorbin, KYUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Elkin    4 Reviews

My family and I also live in State Road, which is just a few miles outside of Elkin. Let's start with the many many amazing things about the area: 1) The Elkin  More

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I moved here 21 years ago from East Tennessee to be with my estranged wife and unborn child. If not for them, I would never have came here. I am still trapped here.  More

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Elkin City Schools are some of the best in the nation! Elkin High School doesn't just meet a standard, but sets a bar that only two other schools in North Carolina  More

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Reviews for Corbin    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Good ole boys in a good ole  More

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Over 16 years ago

The local independent/city school Corbin Independent School Systems, is a very good system, particularly for the area. There are two nearby colleges in the surrounding  More

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Over 18 years ago

Corbin is a nice enough town to raise your kids or grandkids in, since its quiet and relatively safe of bad crimes compared to much of the rest of the USA, but if you  More

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