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Lexington, KY vs Tuscaloosa, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Tuscaloosa has been positive.
- Tuscaloosa has 0.1% more unemployment than Lexington.
- Tuscaloosa job growth has increased by 15.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Lexington, KYTuscaloosa, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.3%4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.8%31.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.5%-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%0.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.5%2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.0%15.5%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 Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total
ZIPS IN TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA
35405 35401 35404 35406 35456 35446

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