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Galax, VA vs Waynesville, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Waynesville has been positive.
- Waynesville has 1.0% more unemployment than Galax.
- Waynesville job growth has increased by 6.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Galax, VAWaynesville, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.2%4.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.7%40.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.5%-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-8.2%-4.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.0%1.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-5.9%6.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Galax    5 Reviews

We moved here 8 years ago from Ohio and love it. We find the people very friendly, the climate nice, and the mountains beautiful. It isn't for everyone as there isn't  More

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Over 9 years ago

nice place to live  More

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Over 14 years ago

Bring your own job (and hopefully a few more), make friends, enlarge your cultural horizons and you will find Galax and Grayson County most agreeable. Inexpensive  More

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Reviews for Waynesville    4 Reviews

The post below was written a little less than 10 years ago and only a few months prior to my move to Waynesville. Anyone who moves to any city should do research before  More

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Over 16 years ago

Waynesville is a small town trying to keep up with the big dogs across the mountains. It puts on shows and have festivals downtown but it is not good enough. I have  More

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For those of us who weren't reared there, Waynesville, NC lends itself best to being a small-town retirement community. The "Gateway to the Smokies" is a blissfully  More

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ZIPS IN GALAX, VIRGINIA
24333
ZIPS IN WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
28786

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