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Longview, WA vs Parkersburg, WV

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Are people in Parkersburg older or younger than people in Longview?
- The Median Age in Parkersburg is 3.5 years older than in Longview.

Are housing costs cheaper in Parkersburg or Longview?
- Parkersburg housing costs are 60.5% less expensive than Longview housing costs.

Which city has a longer commute, Parkersburg or Longview?
- The average commute for residents of Parkersburg is 2.6 minutes shorter than it is for residents of Longview.

Things to do in Longview?
Longview, Washington is found in Cowlitz County offering its citizens access to parks including Civic Circle Plaza while also having shopping options near Longview Mall plus multiple restaurants including Panda Garden

Things to do in Parkersburg?
Parkersburg, WV is the seat of Wood County situated on the Ohio River. This small town offers a relaxing atmosphere while still having all the advantages of city life with great shopping centers, restaurants and bars.

 Longview, WAParkersburg, WVUnited States
 Population  Unlock29,910329,725,481
 Median Income$53,044  Unlock$69,021
 Median Age  Unlock42.338.4
 Avg. Home Price$337,500  Unlock$338,100
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Avg. Commute Time20.35  Unlock26.38
Reviews for Longview    11 Reviews

Had to laugh at the reviews written by the liberal wackos from Portland. Longview is NOT Portland. If you want LGBTQ, defunded police, a weirdness factor of 15 on a  More

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I lived here since 2014. It started off bad, got worse with trumps crazy a**. If you manage all this, you might understand the "gold mine" Customer service is the  More

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Over 4 years ago

a town started as a white utopia, not much has changed! Racist, homophobic town! Mayor uses her religion in her job to discriminate against gays! Library budget cut  More

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Reviews for Parkersburg    10 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

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Over 15 years ago

Just like most places, Parkersburg definitely has it's pros and cons. The pros: pretty low crime rate (although it's growing more and more every year), typically no  More

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Have worked at St Josephs for the past 11 weeks as a travel RN in the CVICU. A very friendly hospital, great hospitalist and physician availability with CV surgeons of  More

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