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Orange Beach, AL vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Houston has been positive.
- Houston has 5.1% less unemployment than Orange Beach.
- Houston job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Orange Beach, ALHouston, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment2.9%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth43.8%30.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-3.6%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.8%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth10.6%-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth21.3%6.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Orange Beach    3 Reviews

There is a great divide I agree but I live in Orange Beach and we are lower middle class and are quite happy. There are several things to do for families and with a  More

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Over 14 years ago

There is a great divide in rich and poor but I live in Orange Beach and we are lower middle class and are quite happy. There are several things to do for families and  More

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This area is heavily populated with ostentatious elitists. It is growing rapidly and, because it is so expensive to live here now, it seems to only be attracting the  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

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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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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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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ZIPS IN ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA
36561
ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total

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