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Melissa, TX vs Elgin, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Elgin has been positive.
- Elgin has 0.1% more unemployment than Melissa.
- Elgin job growth has increased by 23.5% in the past 10 years.

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 Melissa, TXElgin, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.6%5.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth48.6%47.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.5%-3.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth4.1%3.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth13.5%10.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth35.4%23.5%6.3%

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Reviews for Melissa    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 2008. It is a growing bedroom community. The city has a low crime rate and pretty good schools. The primary entertainment is High School sporting  More

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We moved here 2 years ago and have suffered nothing but hell. If you are not a plain, vanilla, ignorant, intolerant person, do not move here!  More

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Over 16 years ago

warm to hot summer. enough cold in winter to make you appreciate  More

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Reviews for Elgin    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

We are trying to get a teaching job in Northwest  More

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Over 12 years ago

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ZIPS IN MELISSA, TEXAS
75454
ZIPS IN ELGIN, TEXAS
78621

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