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Lexington, KY vs Morgantown, WV

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Morgantown has been positive.
- Morgantown has 0.1% more unemployment than Lexington.
- Morgantown job growth has increased by 8.4% in the past 10 years.

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 Lexington, KYMorgantown, WVUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.3%4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.8%37.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.5%-3.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%-0.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.5%3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.0%8.4%6.3%

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Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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Reviews for Morgantown    16 Reviews

Morgantown is a vibrant classic American college town with a laid-back vibe. While the city and surrounding area are relatively small at about $150,000 people, residents  More

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Morgantown is a college town with many wonderful qualities, but for a retiree or someone on a fixed income, it is getting very expensive and crowded. The housing market  More

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Over 12 years ago

its a good small university town, however the cost of living varies especially rents on whether you live near to the campus or far away from wvu. there are only couple  More

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ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total
ZIPS IN MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
26505 26501

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