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Athens, TX vs Weatherford, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Weatherford has been positive.
- Weatherford has 1.0% more unemployment than Athens.
- Weatherford job growth has increased by 33.0% in the past 10 years.
 Athens, TXWeatherford, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock15.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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Reviews for Weatherford    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

It is a beautiful town to shop and close to Fort Worth/Dallas cities. The issue for me is that I have terrible heaalth allergies living in TX. It is not a real love  More

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Over 17 years ago

I haven't lived here very long, but I like what I see. This past summer was great. The humidity was there but not overwhelming. There were no days above 100,  More

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Over 19 years ago

What is the difference in the cost of living from New Orleans, LA to Weatherford  More

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