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Decatur, IL vs Marfa, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Marfa has been positive.
- Marfa has 2.6% less unemployment than Decatur.
- Marfa job growth has increased by 9.8% in the past 10 years.
 Decatur, ILMarfa, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.3%12.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth22.5%16.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.2%-5.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-9.7%0.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-10.6%-1.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-14.5%-9.8%6.3%
Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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Reviews for Marfa    1 Reviews

Liven in the area back in the 80s. Visited in 2008. The town has changed some. It's always been a nice, quiet, friendly town. It is really way out there, though.   More

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