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Sugar Land, TX vs McAllen, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in McAllen has been positive.
- McAllen has 1.3% less unemployment than Sugar Land.
- McAllen job growth has increased by 11.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Sugar Land, TXMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.6%7.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth31.3%36.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth28.4%-0.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth26.8%3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth43.7%11.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  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 SUGAR LAND, TEXAS
77479 77498 77478
ZIPS IN MCALLEN, TEXAS
78501 78504 78503

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