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Austin, TX vs Columbia, MO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbia has been positive.
- Columbia has 2.1% more unemployment than Austin.
- Columbia job growth has increased by 9.1% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Austin, TXColumbia, MOUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%3.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth47.0%26.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.3%-3.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.7%-2.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth6.1%-2.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth25.5%9.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN COLUMBIA, MISSOURI
65203 65202 65201 65215

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