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Portland, OR vs Augusta, ME

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Augusta has been positive.
- Augusta has 1.9% more unemployment than Portland.
- Augusta job growth has increased by 2.7% in the past 10 years.

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 Portland, ORAugusta, MEUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.9%5.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.4%30.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.8%-3.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%-4.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.8%-3.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.8%-2.7%6.3%

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 14 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN AUGUSTA, MAINE
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