1
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Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
2.58
|
2
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Victoria, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
2.13
|
3
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Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
2.13
|
4
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Tyler, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
2.12
|
5
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Big Thicket Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
2.11
|
6
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Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
2.04
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7
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North Texas Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
2
|
8
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Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
1.98
|
9
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Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
1.95
|
10
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Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
1.92
|
11
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Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
1.88
|
12
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Border Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
1.83
|
13
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Abilene, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.75
|
14
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West Texas Region of Texas Balance of State
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.73
|
15
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San Angelo, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
1.67
|
16
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McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.63
|
17
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Amarillo, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.58
|
18
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Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.57
|
19
|
Longview, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.52
|
20
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Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.38
|
21
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Lubbock, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.38
|
22
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San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.24
|
23
|
College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.23
|
24
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Waco, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.22
|
25
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Laredo, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.20
|
26
|
El Paso, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.18
|
27
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Texas
|
Average opportunities
|
1.05
|
28
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.85
|
29
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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.85
|
30
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Odessa, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.85
|
31
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Midland, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.73
|
32
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Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.64
|