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Santa Fe, TX vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Houston has been positive.
- Houston has 0.2% more unemployment than Santa Fe.
- Houston job growth has increased by 6.1% in the past 10 years.
 Santa Fe, TXHouston, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth34.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Santa Fe    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

as a person who was born and raised here, it’s terrible. if you like being hatecrimed or doing the hate criming i guess you should come here. terrible twin terrible  More

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Over 8 years ago

Santa Fe is wonderful to us! Most people don't live by the dump, that is more between Algoa and Alvin or live by crapy areas. Santa Fe is a small town where a lot of  More

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I am a professional that moved to Santa Fe a year ago. Santa Fe is a small town close to the Ocean and close to amenities. If you don't like having a WALMART down the  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 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 3 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 3 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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