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Houston, TX vs Highland Park, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Highland Park has been positive.
- Highland Park has 3.7% more unemployment than Houston.
- Highland Park job growth has increased by 0.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Houston, TXHighland Park, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%33.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-7.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-5.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-3.3%-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 Highland Park    3 Reviews

You can sail on Lake Michigan, and your culture differences are welcomed. look up "North Shore Yacht Club" for sailing and kayaking  More

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Highland Park (and the village of Highwood, which it surrounds) is a great place to live, offering a unique combination of benefits. First, it is on the shore of Lake  More

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Over 18 years ago

A wonderful place to rasie a family, but quite expensive. Great schools, but the "wealth culture" of this tony Chicago suburb causes a lot of anxiety among the kids.   More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
60035

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