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Houston, TX vs Farmington, NM

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Highlights
- Household income in Farmington, is 0% more than it is in Houston and is 23% below the National Average.
- Houston unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Farmington unemployment rate is 9.0%.

Economy
 Houston, TXFarmington, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.0%9.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.2%2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.9%19.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,578$26,096$37,638
 Household Income$56,019$56,045$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,946$65,270$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Houston, TXFarmington, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.9%10.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%4.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.1%9.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.6%10.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.7%10.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%7.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%11.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%10.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.1%14.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%6.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.2%4.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Houston, TXFarmington, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.7%11.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.1%3.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%1.3%1.8%
 Legal1.6%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%6.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%6.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%3.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.9%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%2.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%25.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.9%14.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.6%10.7%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 Farmington    24 Reviews

The worst place I have ever lived. It is dirty, crime ridden, uneducated and good luck getting good medical care. San Juan anything sucks. Unfriendly, ugly, dusty,  More

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Over 6 years ago

No social life, limited resources, dirty roads with potholes, unclean people, litter, no recreational resources of any value. Employment opportunities don't exist, lack  More

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World class fly fishing (San Juan shuffle!), nearby colorado skiing, and perhaps one of the best climates in the continental US (average western summer with mild winter,  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO
87401 87402

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