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La Crosse, WI vs Big Spring, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Big Spring has been positive.
- Big Spring has 4.7% less unemployment than La Crosse.
- Big Spring job growth has increased by 0.4% in the past 10 years.
 La Crosse, WIBig Spring, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth33.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.5%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for La Crosse    17 Reviews

Beth · 
Over 5 years ago

My family recently relocated here from the west coast. This town is a hidden gem. If you like hiking, biking, festivals, nightlife and river life, you’ll love LAX. While  More

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Over 5 years ago

This city sucks. First off, the people born and raised here think its great, but its a small little dump tbh. Very clicky and there nothing to do besides drinking at the  More

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I have lived in La Crosse for almost 30 years. Its basically a dying town. Their is not much of a future hear unless you like fish fry's on Friday night or going to  More

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Reviews for Big Spring    4 Reviews

I lived in Big Spring for a few years.i loved it.Being from the East it was an adventure. Cactus,roadrunners,rodeos,rattlesnake roundup.cattle,possum kingdom lake.I  More

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Over 9 years ago

We picked Big Spring over Midland because of the rolling hills and nature. True there isn't a lot to do here except hike or run the mountain. There is a small movie  More

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Over 17 years ago

One of the worse places to live in the United States. Ranks in the top 17 Texas cities with the highest property taxes. Ranks at the extreme low end of education  More

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