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Olympia, WA vs McAllen, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in McAllen has been positive.
- McAllen has 2.3% less unemployment than Olympia.
- McAllen job growth has increased by 11.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Olympia, WAMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.6%7.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.5%36.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.3%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth2.5%-0.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth9.0%3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.2%11.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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Reviews for Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 10 years ago

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ZIPS IN OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
98501 98502 98506
ZIPS IN MCALLEN, TEXAS
78501 78504 78503

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