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Lexington, VA vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Fairfax has been positive.
- Fairfax has 2.2% more unemployment than Lexington.
- Fairfax job growth has increased by 2.8% in the past 10 years.

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 Lexington, VAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.5%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.2%39.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.0%-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.9%-2.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.6%-0.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-8.6%2.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Lexington    3 Reviews

I moved to the city of Lexington from Houston 4.5 years ago. I couldn't be happier. Residents are polite and friendly. There is employment for seniors like myself and I  More

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Lexington is a nice little town in the Shenandoah Valley, but is quite expensive to live in. It is most likely due to the snow-birds moving to a location closer to  More

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Over 17 years ago

would love to trade houses in lexington, have a 3+bedroom, 2 bathroom, family living, dining room, hottub room... anyone interested? south west florida small town, 2  More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 9 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA
24450
ZIPS IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
22030

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