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Palm Bay, FL vs Sugar Land, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Sugar Land has been positive.
- Sugar Land has 1.7% less unemployment than Palm Bay.
- Sugar Land job growth has increased by 43.7% in the past 10 years.
 Palm Bay, FLSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock26.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth13.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  More

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