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Bellingham, WA vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Houston has been positive.
- Houston has 1.8% less unemployment than Bellingham.
- Houston job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Bellingham, WAHouston, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.2%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth41.7%30.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.0%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.5%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth6.2%-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.4%6.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 3 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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ZIPS IN BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON
98225 98226 98229
ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total

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