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Nashville, TN vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lexington has been positive.
- Lexington has 0.2% more unemployment than Nashville.
- Lexington job growth has increased by 7.0% in the past 10 years.
Job Market
 Nashville, TNLexington, KYUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.5%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth48.3%37.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.8%-4.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.9%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth5.9%0.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth17.7%7.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Nashville    150 Reviews
Navin · Madison, TN
Good but gentrified.
This Year

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Sarah · Tucker, GA
Nashville is getting worse
This Year

Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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A · Nashville, TN
Extremely overrated town.
Over 3 years ago

Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  More

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Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews
Joy · Lexington-Fayette, KY
Lexington is a great place to live
Over 3 years ago

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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Jesse · Georgetown, KY
SEXYLEXI
Over 3 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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Thurston · Lexington-Fayette, KY
You aint from around here
Over 4 years ago

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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ZIPS IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
37013, 37211, 37115, 37221, 37076, 37207, 37209, 37217, 37214, 37206, 27 total
ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total
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