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Houston, TX vs Lexington, KY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lexington has been positive.
- Lexington has 3.7% more unemployment than Houston.
- Lexington job growth has increased by 7.0% in the past 10 years.
Job Market
 Houston, TXLexington, KYUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%37.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-4.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%0.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%7.0%6.3%

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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 Lexington    62 Reviews
Joy · Lexington-Fayette, KY
Lexington is a great place to live
Over 3 years ago

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Jesse · Georgetown, KY
SEXYLEXI
Over 3 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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Thurston · Lexington-Fayette, KY
You aint from around here
Over 4 years ago

I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
40509, 40517, 40515, 40511, 40503, 40504, 40502, 40508, 40505, 40514, 14 total
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