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Leander, TX vs West Des Moines, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in West Des Moines has been positive.
- West Des Moines has 1.8% more unemployment than Leander.
- West Des Moines job growth has increased by 13.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Leander, TXWest Des Moines, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%3.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth70.6%35.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.3%-6.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth25.8%0.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth67.4%2.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth145.7%13.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 10 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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Reviews for West Des Moines    4 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I just moved here from out-of-state a few months ago and have been pleasantly surprised by the broad range of activities and amenities available in this medium sized IA  More

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Over 15 years ago

Am contemplating a move to WDM from the East Coast (NYC). Might there be anyone out there that may have experienced this and could offer guidance or comment. Thanks.   More

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We just moved to West Des Moines and we love it here! We moved here three months ago and every weekend we have been able to do something different and fun. There is  More

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ZIPS IN LEANDER, TEXAS
78641
ZIPS IN WEST DES MOINES, IOWA
50265 50266

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