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Houston, TX vs Farmington, NM

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Farmington has been positive.
- Farmington has 1.0% less unemployment than Houston.
- Farmington job growth has increased by 7.2% in the past 10 years.

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 Houston, TXFarmington, NMUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%9.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%19.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-7.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-10.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-13.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%-7.2%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 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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