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Burlington, VT vs Portland, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portland has been positive.
- Portland has 7.1% less unemployment than Burlington.
- Portland job growth has increased by 3.8% in the past 10 years.
 Burlington, VTPortland, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock10.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.1%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-7.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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Reviews for Portland    1 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I moved here from the northern Sierra foothills of California where I could not afford to buy a home. Purchasing a home is no problem here if you have a median income   More

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