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South Portland, ME vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Richmond has been positive.
- Richmond has 2.4% less unemployment than South Portland.
- Richmond job growth has increased by 13.6% in the past 10 years.

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 South Portland, MERichmond, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.7%7.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.2%37.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.1%-5.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.8%-2.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-2.4%1.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth1.9%13.6%6.3%

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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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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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ZIPS IN SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE
04106
ZIPS IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total

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