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Bend, OR vs Grand Lake, CO

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Grand Lake has been positive.
- Grand Lake has 0.7% more unemployment than Bend.
- Grand Lake job growth has increased by 5.9% in the past 10 years.
 Bend, ORGrand Lake, COUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth57.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-11.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth34.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Grand Lake    1 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Went to Grand Lake for the first time ever while visiting Estes Park. We LOVED this little town! It’s truly a hidden gem and we will for sure be back to stay there  More

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