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Harrisonburg, VA vs Portage, MI

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portage has been positive.
- Portage has 0.5% more unemployment than Harrisonburg.
- Portage job growth has increased by 6.2% in the past 10 years.
 Harrisonburg, VAPortage, MIUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.2%4.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.8%33.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.7%-6.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.0%-0.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth6.9%6.2%6.3%
Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

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Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Over 15 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  More

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Reviews for Portage    3 Reviews

I'm just writing because I think that the people who are in my opinion bashing Kalamazoo, really don't know anything about it. I have vacationed in much larger cities,  More

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Before I moved to Portage in 2007, I didn't have any real breathing problems. I had a minor case of hay fever. I moved here and I am stuck inside most of the summer  More

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Over 19 years ago

Portage is a nice palce to live and raise a family. I don't think it would be a good place for a single  More

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