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Friendswood, TX vs Mount Vernon, WA

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- Job Growth in Mount Vernon has been positive.
- Mount Vernon has 0.5% more unemployment than Friendswood.
- Mount Vernon job growth has increased by 10.8% in the past 10 years.
 Friendswood, TXMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock6.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth7.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Friendswood    3 Reviews

I grew up here and this is a very safe but maybe considered boring place by some. There are a lot of fun thing close by that you can do. Challenger 7 park, Galveston,  More

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We lived in Friendswood, Texas for over 5 years. Our g-son graduated from high school in 2020 there and we are very pleased with the teacher to student ratio, the  More

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Growing up in Friendswood over the last 40+ years, the changes are apparent every where. My home is where there used to be rice fields and we watched planes crop dust.   More

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Reviews for Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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