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Mechanicsville, VA vs Prattville, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Prattville has been positive.
- Prattville has 1.2% more unemployment than Mechanicsville.
- Prattville job growth has increased by 8.1% in the past 10 years.
 Mechanicsville, VAPrattville, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock2.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 16 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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Reviews for Prattville    3 Reviews

This city is a much better bet than Montgomery, but there is definitely not much to do. Most of the restaurants are chains, and there the bars are usually empty. A great  More

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Over 12 years ago

This area is extremely humid, near unbearable, in the summer  More

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Have lived in PVille for 10 years and love it. A great place to raise  More

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