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Denton, TX vs Merced, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Merced has been positive.
- Merced has 3.4% less unemployment than Denton.
- Merced job growth has increased by 6.0% in the past 10 years.
 Denton, TXMerced, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.9%9.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth47.5%33.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.5%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.4%-4.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth8.4%-2.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth27.1%6.0%6.3%
Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 11 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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Reviews for Merced    44 Reviews

Merced is totally slept on - you want a little bit of everything CA has to offer, at a fraction of the price of other CA cities? Merced is the place to go. The town  More

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Over 4 years ago

Good place to live. More affordable than most of california. The city is growing and there is alot of business and growth here. Moved from the Bay area years ago and  More

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Great place to live. Lots of progress and changes coming to the city. Great place to raise a family. UC Merced is expanding and businesses are investing. Downtown is  More

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