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Houston, TX vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Boulder, is 34% more than it is in Houston and is 8% above the National Average.
- Houston unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Boulder unemployment rate is 5.1%.

Economy
 Houston, TXBoulder, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.0%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.2%2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.9%44.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,578$52,057$37,638
 Household Income$56,019$74,902$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,946$134,583$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Houston, TXBoulder, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.9%13.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%3.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.1%8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.6%5.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.7%6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%5.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%9.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.1%13.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%9.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.2%17.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Houston, TXBoulder, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.7%18.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.1%16.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%1.5%1.8%
 Legal1.6%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%10.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%4.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%4.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.9%8.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%1.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%17.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.9%2.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.6%6.0%13.1%

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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 Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
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80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310

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