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Friday Harbor, WA vs Beaufort, SC

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Beaufort has been positive.
- Beaufort has 2.1% more unemployment than Friday Harbor.
- Beaufort job growth has increased by 21.4% in the past 10 years.
 Friday Harbor, WABeaufort, SCUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth38.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock7.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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Reviews for Beaufort    17 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

My husband and I moved here a year and a half ago. We have already made more friends here, than we had in other places we have lived. Most of our neighbors are from  More

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This place is exactly what you'd expect for a small town. Great for old people who like a slow lifestyle of fishing and pig pickings. Horrible for young people --  More

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We are relocating to the area and I am wondering about the elementary school special needs programs. I will i appreciate any  More

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