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Tuscaloosa, AL vs Florence, KY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Florence has been positive.
- Florence has 0.1% more unemployment than Tuscaloosa.
- Florence job growth has increased by 12.2% in the past 10 years.
 Tuscaloosa, ALFlorence, KYUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Tuscaloosa    9 Reviews

This is the deal with Tuscaloosa. If you have strong family support that will keep you on track, you may be okay. Alabama has too many broken, uneducated, poor  More

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We've lived in Tuscaloosa for several years now. It's a diverse, friendly college town -- home of the University of Alabama and it's lovely campus -- that is relatively  More

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Tuscaloosa used to have some character. We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for  More

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Reviews for Florence    5 Reviews

It's a great place to live if you are a redneck. Really, when you cross over from Ohio it's like going to another country. I grew up here and spent my formative  More

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Over 10 years ago

Northern Kentucky is just too far north for me. Too much influence from Ohio. I'm a southern girl at heart and I'm looking to get down to the true south.  More

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Raised in Northern kentucky my entire life, I moved to San Antonio Texas last year at age 19. I am now 20, and have a soft spot for Florence... It's a suburban culture,  More

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