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Houston, TX vs Northport, NY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Northport has been positive.
- Northport has 1.9% more unemployment than Houston.
- Northport job growth has increased by 2.4% in the past 10 years.
 Houston, TXNorthport, NYUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.2%-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 Northport    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I grew up on LI, and I love living here. Sometimes. But the cost of a small one bedroom apt is $900. And that's cheap! Electricity is about $90 a month. Sales tax is  More

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You can still find jobs here but the options are much slimmer than they used to be. You should plan on traveling 30-40 minutes for work. But the cost of living is so  More

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