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Highlands Ranch, CO vs Portage, IN

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portage has been positive.
- Portage has 0.5% less unemployment than Highlands Ranch.
- Portage job growth has increased by 1.0% in the past 10 years.
 Highlands Ranch, COPortage, INUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth46.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth26.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Highlands Ranch    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born and raised in Highlands Ranch and I know what you’re thinking. “This is a rich girl.” I am not. My parents moved here before it became rich and boujie and the  More

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Worked in the DTC and HR was an easy commute. The people are yuppy- scum-snobs, who do not thank you for holding the door open for their 3+ children, noses held high in  More

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Over 11 years ago

When we moved here from Denver, about 2.5 yrs ago, I did note the affluence, lack of diversity (compared to Denver) and seeming Stepford Wives phenomenon. It is all  More

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Reviews for Portage    2 Reviews

Just a normal, big town in the Midwest. Decent public schools, sure, pretty safe, indeed and not expensive (yet) to live. On the one hand many normal-sized (mostly old)  More

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Over 19 years ago

Boring but good  More

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