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Houston, TX vs McHenry, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in McHenry has been positive.
- McHenry has 2.4% more unemployment than Houston.
- McHenry job growth has increased by 3.0% in the past 10 years.

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 Houston, TXMcHenry, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%5.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%27.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-9.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-8.2%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-6.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%-3.0%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 Mchenry    5 Reviews

I was transferred to Northern Illinois and I made the disastrous decision to put down roots in McHenry County, IL. As noted above, property taxes are the highest in all  More

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I've Lived in McHenry for over 23yrs and it is still not that bad of a place to live at. However, Crime has been on the rise, heroin and coke are a real problem in  More

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being a veteran of McHenry for over 20yrs. McHenry is a alright place to be, but heroin and coke are major problems there...crime is on the rise, doesn't seem to show a  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN MCHENRY, ILLINOIS
60050

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