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Austin, TX vs Highlands, NC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Highlands has been positive.
- Highlands has 0.9% more unemployment than Austin.
- Highlands job growth has increased by 4.9% in the past 10 years.

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 Austin, TXHighlands, NCUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%4.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth47.0%30.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.3%-4.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.7%-0.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth6.1%1.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth25.5%4.9%6.3%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

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 Highlands    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This used to be a quaint, quiet, sweet little town, but it has ballooned into a rich man's Mecca. Fist of all, it's a tiny town... so parking is at a premium and it gets  More

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Over 13 years ago

I have run two businesses in Highlands. It is a very seasonal business trend. The rents are high and so is the cost of doing business, including labor cost, cost of  More

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A beautiful mountain resort area with cool summers, Highlands has become the mecca for Southern High Roller to "summer". Restaurants, country clubs, elite shops, and  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN HIGHLANDS, NORTH CAROLINA
28741

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