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Franklin, TN vs Van Buren, AR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Van Buren has been positive.
- Van Buren has 1.2% less unemployment than Franklin.
- Van Buren job growth has increased by 4.1% in the past 10 years.
 Franklin, TNVan Buren, ARUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth53.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth4.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth39.9%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  More

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Reviews for Van Buren    2 Reviews

We moved to Arkansas (and to Van Buren) 4 years ago from the metro Houston, Texas area. We were sick of the traffic and crime that comes with living in a large city.   More

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Over 19 years ago

I don't like Arkansas. It's pretty, but the pay sucks. Taxes are very high, and so are  More

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