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Houston, TX vs Buffalo Grove, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Buffalo Grove has been positive.
- Buffalo Grove has 3.8% more unemployment than Houston.
- Buffalo Grove job growth has increased by 2.4% in the past 10 years.

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 Houston, TXBuffalo Grove, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%4.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%31.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-8.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-7.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-6.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%-2.4%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 Buffalo Grove    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Numerous forest preserve areas with walking paths and places to play sports (baseball, soccer, football). Close driving distance to Lake Michigan and several  More

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nice town to raise a  More

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Over 16 years ago

No place is perfect however BG is at or near the top especially in schooling and crime prevention. Numerous parks and biking paths. A great place to raise a family safe  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
60089

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