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Rochester, NY vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lexington has been positive.
- Lexington has 5.5% more unemployment than Rochester.
- Lexington job growth has increased by 7.0% in the past 10 years.

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 Rochester, NYLexington, KYUnited States
 Current Unemployment9.8%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth20.4%37.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.2%-4.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-6.0%0.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-7.2%7.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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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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ZIPS IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
14609, 14621, 14620, 14611, 14607, 14615, 14619, 14610, 14613, 14605, 14 total
ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total

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