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Blaine, MN vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portland has been positive.
- Portland has 2.7% less unemployment than Blaine.
- Portland job growth has increased by 11.8% in the past 10 years.
 Blaine, MNPortland, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.4%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth14.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Blaine    4 Reviews

I've lived in Blaine since 2016 and this city is growing rapidly and has become Anoka County's most populous city currently at 65K. It has tons of eat outs, shops, bike  More

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Over 12 years ago

a peaceful place to live and very lots of friendly people.   More

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I was born and raised in Blaine, MN, and having been all over the country now and living in Alaska currently, I have found that my high school education was much better  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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