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Pittsfield, MA vs Bellingham, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bellingham has been positive.
- Bellingham has 2.6% more unemployment than Pittsfield.
- Bellingham job growth has increased by 11.4% in the past 10 years.
 Pittsfield, MABellingham, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.8%6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.2%41.7%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-10.5%-5.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-11.5%-0.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-11.6%6.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-12.1%11.4%6.3%
Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 3 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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