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Lafayette, LA vs Denton, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Denton has been positive.
- Denton has 0.1% more unemployment than Lafayette.
- Denton job growth has increased by 27.1% in the past 10 years.
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 Lafayette, LADenton, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.8%5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth12.2%47.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.8%-3.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%1.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.0%8.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.2%27.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews
Arthur · Breaux Bridge, LA
Happiest and Tastiest
Over 2 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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Arthur · Breaux Bridge, LA
The Good outweighs the bad
Over 2 years ago

I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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Do · Dallas, TX
Hottest neighborhoods in Laf. right now?
Over 8 years ago

What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews
Brian · Richmond, VA
Extreme growth has been good but very stressful
Over 5 years ago

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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 · Denton, TX
Nice town but growing very fast
Over 6 years ago

We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Majeed · Denton, TX
cheap
Over 11 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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