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Houston, TX vs Boone, IA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Boone has been positive.
- Boone has 4.4% more unemployment than Houston.
- Boone job growth has increased by 0.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Houston, TXBoone, IAUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%3.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%21.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-4.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-6.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%-0.5%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 Boone    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

As long as you grew up here, or have a relative who did, you will do just fine. Outsiders...they don't want them! Other than a railroad employee, or two, in 5 years, I  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived there 5 years; other than a few railroad employees, everyone I ran into was related to someone in the community. Most are either resistant to change, or have a  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived there 5 years; other than a few railroad employees, everyone I ran into was related to someone in the community. Most are either resistant to change, or have a  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN BOONE, IOWA
50036

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