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Fort Wayne, IN vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portland has been positive.
- Portland has 1.8% less unemployment than Fort Wayne.
- Portland job growth has increased by 11.8% in the past 10 years.

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 Fort Wayne, INPortland, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.1%6.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.6%42.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.8%-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.4%-3.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.5%2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth8.3%11.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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ZIPS IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
46825, 46804, 46815, 46806, 46805, 46818, 46808, 46816, 46807, 46802, 11 total
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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