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Grand Prairie, TX vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Plano has been positive.
- Plano has 1.9% more unemployment than Grand Prairie.
- Plano job growth has increased by 13.6% in the past 10 years.
 Grand Prairie, TXPlano, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.4%5.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.6%44.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.7%-3.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.8%-1.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth3.8%1.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.9%13.6%6.3%
Reviews for Grand Prairie    5 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

If you are a black man, DON'T BELIEVE THE Texas HYPE, GET A JOB FIRST, GET A JOB FIRST!!! have lots of money, start a business if you can. Why? because there are many  More

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Over 13 years ago

Nice senior  More

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Over 16 years ago

I'm from Pennsylvania and we are thinking about moving to Grand Prairie or Plano. The one thing that bothers me is the crime rate in grand prairie. If anyone could give  More

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Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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