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Portland, ME vs Denton, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Denton has been positive.
- Denton has 0.7% less unemployment than Portland.
- Denton job growth has increased by 27.1% in the past 10 years.
 Portland, MEDenton, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth39.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock8.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-0.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Portland    35 Reviews

Used to be great before the pandemic. Now people from out of state have ruined it by paying New York prices for real estate site unseen. Why would you live in Maine when  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have never lived here but the lack of Jimmy John’s is depressing and makes me wish I was deceased.  More

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Reggie · 
Over 7 years ago

I found out I was allergic to corn on the cob here. I would give Portland twelve thumbs downs if I could. My friend told me there was a subway here and I thought he  More

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Reviews for Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 12 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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