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Hillsboro, OR vs Oakland, CA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Oakland has been positive.
- Oakland has 2.5% less unemployment than Hillsboro.
- Oakland job growth has increased by 6.9% in the past 10 years.
 Hillsboro, OROakland, CAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock7.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth46.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-9.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.5%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth18.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Hillsboro    10 Reviews

Hillsboro is definitely an improvement over Portland Oregon which went from a beautiful city to a major dump full of homelessness, garbage and crime. We had lived in  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in HIllsboro twice. It is a very diverse part of Portland with tons of immigrants and the best rural flare in the  More

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We lived here for seven years. What we loved about it was it was close to family; everything was close for doctors, shopping, libraries, parks,etc; and much was in  More

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Reviews for Oakland    38 Reviews

I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do  More

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I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad  More

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