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Houston, TX vs Malden, MA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Malden has been positive.
- Malden has 0.9% more unemployment than Houston.
- Malden job growth has increased by 1.3% in the past 10 years.
 Houston, TXMalden, MAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.9%-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 Malden    6 Reviews

Getting into downtown Boston is quick and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Malden has good schools and is an easy commute to Boston on public transportation. Property taxes are high. The weather is very changeable. It is not  More

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Malden is the northern end of the Boston metro area where the last two orange line stops make for an excellent commute. The pricing starts to get to a place where  More

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