2024 Compare Cities Economy:
South Portland, ME vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Richmond, is 26% less than it is in South Portland and is 26% below the National Average.
- South Portland unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Richmond unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 South Portland, MERichmond, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.2%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.2%37.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.8%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,822$38,132$37,638
 Household Income$73,899$54,795$69,021
 Family Median Income$94,694$72,604$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Portland, MERichmond, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.2%14.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%5.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.6%9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.2%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.9%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.8%11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.6%5.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.3%7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Portland, MERichmond, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.9%16.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.8%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%2.7%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%6.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.3%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.6%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%2.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.2%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.1%10.2%13.1%
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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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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