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Bend, OR vs Oklahoma City, OK

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Oklahoma City has been positive.
- Oklahoma City has 1.6% more unemployment than Bend.
- Oklahoma City job growth has increased by 10.5% in the past 10 years.
 Bend, OROklahoma City, OKUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth57.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.4%-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 Oklahoma City    78 Reviews

Very high tornado risk  More

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I have lived in this state for 6 months. There are a couple of things to bear in mind when it comes to OK. If you are moving from a state that has been destroyed by  More

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We moved here after living in Oregon our whole lives. Been here for 6 months and live in a middle class neighborhood. If I'm out front of the house someone was always  More

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