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Port Townsend, WA vs Goldendale, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Goldendale has been positive.
- Goldendale has 1.2% more unemployment than Port Townsend.
- Goldendale job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Port Townsend, WAGoldendale, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.6%6.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.5%39.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.2%-6.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth5.8%-3.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth13.7%2.3%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.7%0.2%6.3%
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 Goldendale    5 Reviews

GOLDENDALE is loved by a very select, elite, and religious group. I withhold using labels to describe the mentality of Goldendale, but can describe the hostile treatment  More

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Read the two reviews before I made this commentary. The reviews submitted so far are from locals who have survived some economic hard times in the area. Both of these  More

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I have lived here all of my 34 years and its has been a great place to live, raise a family, have what fun there is to have and just to relax. A beautiful place for the  More

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