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Houston, TX vs Baytown, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Baytown has been positive.
- Baytown has 6.1% less unemployment than Houston.
- Baytown job growth has increased by 2.8% in the past 10 years.
 Houston, TXBaytown, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock14.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Baytown    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

help which is the best place baytown or corpus christi for small middle age low income family empty pockets living here in san diego love the coast area to live have bro  More

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Over 12 years ago

help which is the best place baytown or corpus christi for small middle age low income family empty pockets living here in san diego love the coast area to live have bro  More

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Over 15 years ago

cost of living is low and jobs are  More

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