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Houston, TX vs Van Buren, AR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Van Buren has been positive.
- Van Buren has 3.7% more unemployment than Houston.
- Van Buren job growth has increased by 4.1% in the past 10 years.
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 Houston, TXVan Buren, ARUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.0%4.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth30.9%23.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.6%-3.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-2.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.1%-4.1%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 Van Buren    2 Reviews
Kent · Van Buren, AR
Know what you want beforehand.
Over 3 years ago

We moved to Arkansas (and to Van Buren) 4 years ago from the metro Houston, Texas area. We were sick of the traffic and crime that comes with living in a large city.   More

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Abhd · Van Buren, AR
Arkansas
Over 17 years ago

I don't like Arkansas. It's pretty, but the pay sucks. Taxes are very high, and so are  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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72956
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