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Milford, DE vs Portsmouth, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portsmouth has been positive.
- Portsmouth has 2.1% less unemployment than Milford.
- Portsmouth job growth has increased by 1.6% in the past 10 years.

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 Milford, DEPortsmouth, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.4%8.5%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.5%29.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.0%-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.6%-4.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth5.7%-3.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth18.7%-1.6%6.3%

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Reviews for Milford    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Milford, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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Over 12 years ago

I grew up in and around Milford and loved it. It has a small town feel to it, yet is modern enough for all of the conveniences of an Eastern Shore city. People are  More

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approx 20 minutes to Dover, 20 minutes to Lewes/Rehoboth Beach area.Live the beach life without the beach  More

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Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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Over 14 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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ZIPS IN MILFORD, DELAWARE
19963 19960
ZIPS IN PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
23703 23701 23704 23707 23702 23709 23708

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