2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Radford, VA vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Portland, is 49% more than it is in Radford and is 4% below the National Average.
- Radford unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Portland unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Radford, VAPortland, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.3%5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.5%39.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,229$42,960$37,638
 Household Income$44,360$66,109$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,516$99,391$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Radford, VAPortland, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K26.9%11.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.4%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.2%7.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.3%7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.9%8.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.8%13.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.5%16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.4%7.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.5%8.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Radford, VAPortland, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.2%20.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.9%7.6%6.5%
 Community, social services4.6%4.0%1.8%
 Legal1.2%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library9.3%8.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%3.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%7.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.7%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%0.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving13.0%8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%2.2%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.3%18.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.9%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.0%3.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.4%8.8%13.1%
Reviews for Radford    1 Reviews

Pretty nice place to live. There's not a lot of income here, or jobs, so commuting to Blacksburg to make some money might be your best option. Lots of beautiful city  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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