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Decatur, IL vs Arlington, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Arlington has been positive.
- Arlington has 3.3% more unemployment than Decatur.
- Arlington job growth has increased by 11.0% in the past 10 years.

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 Decatur, ILArlington, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.3%7.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.5%38.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.2%-3.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.7%-1.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-10.6%2.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-14.5%11.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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Reviews for Arlington    34 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Great proximity to both Dallas and Ft Worth. Good selection of restaurants. Nice neighborhoods with beautiful oaks and rolling hills. Close to 6 Flags, Dallas Cowboys  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Arlington since 1976. It is now nothing but apartment complexes for as far as you can see and they are mostly section 8. Crime is out of control. We are  More

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Over 7 years ago

If you have a good car you can travel to the cities bordering Arlington (within 15 miles) and pay their non-citizen fees and use their very nice senior facilities.   More

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ZIPS IN DECATUR, ILLINOIS
62521 62526 62523
ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS
76010, 76017, 76002, 76014, 76013, 76001, 76018, 76016, 76012, 76006, 12 total

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