2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Phoenix, AZ vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Portland, is 2% more than it is in Phoenix and is 4% below the National Average.
- Phoenix unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Portland unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Phoenix, AZPortland, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.2%39.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,718$42,960$37,638
 Household Income$64,927$66,109$69,021
 Family Median Income$75,683$99,391$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Phoenix, AZPortland, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.4%11.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.3%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%7.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.2%7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.1%8.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%13.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.3%16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.8%7.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.0%8.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Phoenix, AZPortland, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.2%20.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.2%7.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%4.0%1.8%
 Legal1.2%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.4%8.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%3.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%7.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.0%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%0.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.6%8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.2%2.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.9%18.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.6%3.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.2%8.8%13.1%
Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 6 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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