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Lufkin, TX vs Columbia, MD

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Columbia has been positive.
- Columbia has 3.7% more unemployment than Lufkin.
- Columbia job growth has increased by 15.4% in the past 10 years.
 Lufkin, TXColumbia, MDUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth19.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.0%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Lufkin    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Lufkin is a nice town with many ammenities for the size. It is a great area to raise a  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have a city that is a sleeper for quality of living. You can be any place in five minutes and we have all the major restuarants...We have a golf course that has been  More

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We live in Lufkin Tx. well just alittle out of lufkin in HUDSON. I love it here. Lots of new job opp. and the city of Lufkin is about 3miles away and is getting bigger  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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