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Houston, TX vs Athens, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Athens has been positive.
- Athens has 5.9% more unemployment than Houston.
- Athens job growth has increased by 23.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Houston, TXAthens, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%2.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%41.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-0.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%7.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%13.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%23.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Athens    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Nice place to  More

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Over 18 years ago

Can anyone comment on the humidity in or around Athens? Is the humidity only high in the summer? What about tornadoes in the  More

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Athens, Alabama is a good place to live. Although, there are few technical jobs there Huntsville is only a 30 minute drive away. Athens is a quiet town and an excellent  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN ATHENS, ALABAMA
35611 35613 35614 35671

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