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Houston, TX vs Portage, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portage has been positive.
- Portage has 2.1% more unemployment than Houston.
- Portage job growth has increased by 1.0% in the past 10 years.
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 Houston, TXPortage, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%28.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-6.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%1.0%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 Portage    2 Reviews
Al · Portage, IN
Definitely not a for a city person
Over 5 years ago

Just a normal, big town in the Midwest. Decent public schools, sure, pretty safe, indeed and not expensive (yet) to live. On the one hand many normal-sized (mostly old)  More

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Trent · Portage, IN
portage
Over 18 years ago

Boring but good  More

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