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Houston, TX vs Clearwater, FL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Clearwater has been positive.
- Clearwater has 3.4% more unemployment than Houston.
- Clearwater job growth has increased by 10.8% in the past 10 years.

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 Houston, TXClearwater, FLUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%41.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-4.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-2.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%1.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%10.8%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 Clearwater    23 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here all my life and it is still an amazing place to call home. Rural is long gone, but there are plentiful places to get away from the glitz and glamour that  More

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Just moved here 2 months ago. My utility bill was $160. Water usage was only $31 but the charge for sewer based on the water usage was $42. I was also charged $17.85  More

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I've resided in Clearwater for 30 odd years (no pun intended). It does have it's good and bad. We are an attractive city wrapped around an amazing piece of waterfront.  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
33756 33764 33755 33761 33763 33759 33765 33767

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