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Athens, TX vs Wylie, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Wylie has been positive.
- Wylie has 1.1% more unemployment than Athens.
- Wylie job growth has increased by 31.2% in the past 10 years.
 Athens, TXWylie, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock14.0%-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 Wylie    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

If you enjoy being near a city, but having the small town feel where running into people you know is normal and even if you don't personally know people, it is OK to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Wylie school district continues to show slow awareness to the growth around it. The community continues to hold Christian prayers as part of their PTA, board and any  More

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Over 19 years ago

Wylie's public school system is high quality--small town caring with a lot of  More

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