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Houston, TX vs Big Spring, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Big Spring has been positive.
- Big Spring has 0.3% more unemployment than Houston.
- Big Spring job growth has increased by 0.4% in the past 10 years.

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 Houston, TXBig Spring, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%8.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%27.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-8.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-2.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%-0.4%6.3%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 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 2 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 2 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 Big Spring    4 Reviews

I lived in Big Spring for a few years.i loved it.Being from the East it was an adventure. Cactus,roadrunners,rodeos,rattlesnake roundup.cattle,possum kingdom lake.I  More

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Over 7 years ago

We picked Big Spring over Midland because of the rolling hills and nature. True there isn't a lot to do here except hike or run the mountain. There is a small movie  More

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Over 15 years ago

One of the worse places to live in the United States. Ranks in the top 17 Texas cities with the highest property taxes. Ranks at the extreme low end of education  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN BIG SPRING, TEXAS
79720

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