2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Auburn, MA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Portland, is 17% less than it is in Auburn and is 12% above the National Average.
- Auburn unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Portland unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Auburn, MAPortland, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.0%6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth4.2%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.7%42.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.1%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,491$47,289$37,638
 Household Income$94,063$78,476$69,021
 Family Median Income$114,680$103,838$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Auburn, MAPortland, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.0%9.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%3.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.0%6.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.8%6.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.8%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%6.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.7%9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%12.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.8%17.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.1%9.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.6%12.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Auburn, MAPortland, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.6%20.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.3%9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.5%1.8%
 Legal1.2%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library10.5%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.8%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.5%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.9%6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%2.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.4%17.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.9%4.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.5%9.7%13.1%
Reviews for Auburn    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Auburn is a nice town but a busy place. The growth in Auburn has been extreme in the past 20 years. You can do anything in Auburn you can think of within a few miles.  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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