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Port Townsend, WA vs Friday Harbor, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Friday Harbor has been positive.
- Friday Harbor has 1.4% more unemployment than Port Townsend.
- Friday Harbor job growth has increased by 0.5% in the past 10 years.
 Port Townsend, WAFriday Harbor, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-7.1%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth5.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock4.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.7%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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Reviews for Friday Harbor    2 Reviews

Beautiful place to retire and live, but a very expensive area to buy property and maintain. Services are limited and labor is in big shortage. So be prepared to pay up  More

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I lived on the Island for a couple of the winter months in 2007. I house sat a beautiful home on acreage with a view of the water. The Island is very quiet during the  More

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