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Southport, NC vs Gulf Shores, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Gulf Shores has been positive.
- Gulf Shores has 2.9% more unemployment than Southport.
- Gulf Shores job growth has increased by 21.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Southport, NCGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.8%2.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.8%43.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-8.7%-3.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.5%3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth5.9%10.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth16.5%21.3%6.3%

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Reviews for Southport    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 14 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  More

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Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 13 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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