2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Bend, OR vs Port Townsend, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Port Townsend, is 26% less than it is in Bend and is 26% below the National Average.
- Bend unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Port Townsend unemployment rate is 7.6%.
 Bend, ORPort Townsend, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth57.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,680  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,907$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,024  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bend, ORPort Townsend, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bend, ORPort Townsend, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock10.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.9%13.1%
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 Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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