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Northampton, MA vs South Portland, ME

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Highlights
- Job Growth in South Portland has been positive.
- South Portland has 0.2% less unemployment than Northampton.
- South Portland job growth has increased by 1.9% in the past 10 years.
 Northampton, MASouth Portland, MEUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.8%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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Reviews for South Portland    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The Greater Portland area has a very livable climate in the summer, some of spring & fall, but winters are usually a bear. There's lots of outdoor things to do nearby  More

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