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Port Townsend, WA vs Yachats, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Yachats has been positive.
- Yachats has 1.1% less unemployment than Port Townsend.
- Yachats job growth has increased by 7.0% in the past 10 years.
 Port Townsend, WAYachats, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-8.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth5.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-4.4%-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 Yachats    3 Reviews

My wife and I traveled to Yachats for a couple weeks respite. At the Tenmile Creek Wayside on the coastal highway 101 at 5:00 in the afternoon someone smashed and  More

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Over 15 years ago

weather is wonderful  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have never lived in Oregon but have been up to visit on several occasions and ALWAYS visit Yachats on my travels to this state. Very scenic- fantastic clam chowder-  More

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