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Austin, TX vs McAllen, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in McAllen has been positive.
- McAllen has 2.8% less unemployment than Austin.
- McAllen job growth has increased by 11.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Austin, TXMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%7.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth47.0%36.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.3%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.7%-0.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth6.1%3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth25.5%11.1%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 Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 10 years ago

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN MCALLEN, TEXAS
78501 78504 78503

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