2026 Compare Cities Job Market:
Leander, TX vs West Islip, NY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in West Islip has been positive.
- West Islip has 1.0% less unemployment than Leander.
- West Islip job growth has increased by 2.4% in the past 10 years.
 Leander, TXWest Islip, NYUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth70.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth25.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-5.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth145.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 8 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 12 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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Reviews for West Islip    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

It's a nice town full of middle-class to upper-class people. Mostly white though...wish it was more integrated.  More

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