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1
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Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
3.60
|
|
2
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West Texas Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
3.38
|
|
3
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Big Thicket Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
3.31
|
|
4
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North Texas Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
3.16
|
|
5
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Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area
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Above average opportunities
|
3.06
|
|
6
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Border Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
2.71
|
|
7
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Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
2.63
|
|
8
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Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State
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Above average opportunities
|
2.54
|
|
9
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Abilene, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
2.51
|
|
10
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San Angelo, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.82
|
|
11
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Victoria, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.79
|
|
12
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Longview, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.72
|
|
13
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Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.68
|
|
14
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Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.65
|
|
15
|
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.65
|
|
16
|
Midland, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.52
|
|
17
|
Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.50
|
|
18
|
Tyler, TX Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.35
|
|
19
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Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area
|
Above average opportunities
|
1.34
|
|
20
|
Waco, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.16
|
|
21
|
El Paso, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.07
|
|
22
|
Odessa, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.05
|
|
23
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College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1.02
|
|
24
|
Texas
|
Average opportunities
|
1
|
|
25
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Laredo, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
1
|
|
26
|
Amarillo, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.89
|
|
27
|
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.86
|
|
28
|
Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.82
|
|
29
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Lubbock, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.80
|
|
30
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Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.79
|
|
31
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San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area
|
Average opportunities
|
0.75
|
|
32
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Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area
|
Below average opportunities
|
0.55
|