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Houston, TX vs Canyon, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Canyon has been positive.
- Canyon has 3.6% more unemployment than Houston.
- Canyon job growth has increased by 10.0% in the past 10 years.
 Houston, TXCanyon, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock3.0%-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 Canyon    2 Reviews

Have lived in Canyon for over 15 years. Planned on making this our retirement home 12 years before we actually moved here and don't plan on ever leaving. City is  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved here from Northern California to go to West Texas A&M. The town is "dry" (doesn't sell alcohol in the city limits), so there are no bars. Not a whole lot of  More

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