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Fairfax, VA vs McAllen, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in McAllen has been positive.
- McAllen has 3.6% less unemployment than Fairfax.
- McAllen job growth has increased by 11.1% in the past 10 years.

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 Fairfax, VAMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.3%7.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.1%36.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.3%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%-0.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-0.9%3.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth2.8%11.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 9 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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Reviews for Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 10 years ago

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ZIPS IN FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA
22030
ZIPS IN MCALLEN, TEXAS
78501 78504 78503

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