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Portland, ME vs Arlington, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Arlington has been positive.
- Arlington has 1.1% less unemployment than Portland.
- Arlington job growth has increased by 17.0% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Portland, MEArlington, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.2%6.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.3%40.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%-0.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.3%4.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.2%17.0%6.3%

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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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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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Reviews for Arlington    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Arlington is a nice area, however the property taxes are very high. We built a home here in 2015 . The home is similar to the one we lived in in Arlington's "twin" city  More

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Arlington is north of Seattle. Like the entire Greater Seattle area, the quality of life is easy going. The weather is generally gentle all year long. A little snow in  More

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Over 15 years ago

We live on the West side of I-5, area known as Smokey Point/Lakewood/7 Lakes. As do several other family members. The area still has a very rural feeling without driving  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, MAINE
04103 04102 04101 04108 04109 04019
ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
98223

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