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Scottsboro, AL vs Tallahassee, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Tallahassee has been positive.
- Tallahassee has 2.6% less unemployment than Scottsboro.
- Tallahassee job growth has increased by 3.8% in the past 10 years.
 Scottsboro, ALTallahassee, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth27.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock0.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Scottsboro    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My wife and I left Anaheim, CA in 2005 to live in Scottsboro, AL so she could be near her mom who had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease. We knew her mom's end  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved to Scottsboro in the summer of 1981. I arrived with a suitcase full of hopes and dreams, a one year old little boy, and my nurses license. Now it is 2008, I am  More

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Over 18 years ago

I feel as though I live in one of the best kept secrets at least in the south, Scottsboro, Alabama. I am originally from Rhode Island but have lived here for almost  More

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Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 5 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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