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Port Townsend, WA vs Hood River, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Hood River has been positive.
- Hood River has 1.8% more unemployment than Port Townsend.
- Hood River job growth has increased by 1.6% in the past 10 years.
 Port Townsend, WAHood River, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment7.6%5.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.5%42.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.2%-5.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth5.8%-3.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth13.7%2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.7%1.6%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 Hood River    10 Reviews

I have lived here for 20 years coming from the NY east coast area. This is a lot better in Summer as reflected in the rents which are out of this world -- $200 per  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hood River Oregon is a amazing place to live the winters are awesome lots to do.The two things that i found that sucks about hood river is the cost of living and the  More

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Over 14 years ago

I would like to know how many Hispanics are register voters in the city of The Dalles OR. And how many Hispanics are there in the ciy of The Dalles  More

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