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Rockford, IL vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Houston has been positive.
- Houston has 2.1% more unemployment than Rockford.
- Houston job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.
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 Rockford, ILHouston, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.1%8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.9%30.9%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.9%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.3%-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%6.1%6.3%

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Reviews for Rockford    54 Reviews
Ariele · Rockford, IL
Love it
Over 4 years ago

I've lived here my whole life . I love  More

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Kristin · Belvidere, IL
Property Taxes Will Kill You
Over 5 years ago

I was raised in the area and lived here 3/4 of my life. Rockford has definitely made efforts to bring events into the area so there are things to do and they have  More

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Peter · South Beloit, IL
Making Progress!
Over 5 years ago

Rockford has made great strides in the past 20 years. Downtown used to be a ghost town. Now, there are activities almost every weekend. City government has worked to  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews
Michelle · Houston, TX
The real Houston
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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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John · Stafford, TX
Not a great place
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 ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
61109 61103 61104
ZIPS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
77449, 77084, 77429, 77379, 77036, 77433, 77095, 77072, 77077, 77088, 100 total
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