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Houston, TX vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Seattle has been positive.
- Seattle has 3.2% more unemployment than Houston.
- Seattle job growth has increased by 25.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Houston, TXSeattle, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%4.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%43.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-5.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%0.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%8.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%25.7%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 Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
ZIPS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
98115, 98103, 98133, 98105, 98118, 98125, 98122, 98117, 98144, 98109, 28 total

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