2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Marysville, WA vs Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Portland, is 26% less than it is in Marysville and is 4% below the National Average.
- Marysville unemployment rate is 7.0%.
- Portland unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Marysville, WAPortland, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.0%5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.1%39.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.2%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,395$42,960$37,638
 Household Income$89,008$66,109$69,021
 Family Median Income$100,288$99,391$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Marysville, WAPortland, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.5%11.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.3%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%7.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.6%7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.4%8.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.2%13.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K24.8%16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.3%7.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.7%8.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Marysville, WAPortland, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.1%20.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.2%7.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%4.0%1.8%
 Legal0.3%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library3.2%8.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%3.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%7.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.0%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%0.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.9%8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%2.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.9%18.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.0%3.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving18.4%8.8%13.1%
Reviews for Marysville    4 Reviews

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Over 14 years ago

Marysville is much more affordable to buy a home than Everett (where Boeing is). Yes there is traffic to Seattle and Everett, during rush hour, but homes are 70-100  More

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Over 17 years ago

The I-5 is being expanded for the Monroe exit and currently in construction. Highway 9 is an alternate route to bypass construction. Also there are four lane side  More

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Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 6 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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