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Longmont, CO vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portland has been positive.
- Portland has 0.6% less unemployment than Longmont.
- Portland job growth has increased by 11.8% in the past 10 years.

Job Market
 Longmont, COPortland, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.3%6.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth44.0%42.4%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.3%-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.6%-3.6%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth9.6%2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth18.2%11.8%6.3%

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Reviews for Longmont    19 Reviews

I lived here for 4 years and it's pretty nice. It gets cold and stays cold for a good 8 months, but other than that I loved it. There are a lot of amenities. It is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I just move from other state to Longmont. In my opinion Longmont is one of the safest city in US which is have a low crime, its great city to raised family .Has a great  More

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Fantastic place to live. Four golf courses, many parks, 10 minutes to the foothills and 40 minutes from the Rockies, the location is hard to beat if you want to be 45  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 LONGMONT, COLORADO
80504 80501 80503
ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total

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