2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Raleigh, NC vs South Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in South Portland, is 1% more than it is in Raleigh and is 7% above the National Average.
- Raleigh unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- South Portland unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Raleigh, NCSouth Portland, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.3%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.0%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.2%39.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,632$42,822$37,638
 Household Income$72,996$73,899$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,393$94,694$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Raleigh, NCSouth Portland, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.4%7.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%3.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.4%5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%6.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.8%9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%7.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.0%11.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%14.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.0%18.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.6%8.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.2%7.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Raleigh, NCSouth Portland, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.6%19.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.4%6.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%2.0%1.8%
 Legal1.8%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%6.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%8.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.1%8.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%19.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%3.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.2%10.1%13.1%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for South Portland    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

The Greater Portland area has a very livable climate in the summer, some of spring & fall, but winters are usually a bear. There's lots of outdoor things to do nearby  More

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