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Indianapolis, IN vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portland has been positive.
- Portland has 1.3% less unemployment than Indianapolis.
- Portland job growth has increased by 11.8% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Indianapolis, INPortland, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment5.6%6.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.5%42.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.7%-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.0%-3.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth1.7%2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.3%11.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Indianapolis    153 Reviews

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Over 3 years ago

Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday.  More

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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