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Portland, OR vs College Station, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in College Station has been positive.
- College Station has 2.3% more unemployment than Portland.
- College Station job growth has increased by 25.3% in the past 10 years.

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 Portland, ORCollege Station, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.9%4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.4%45.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.8%-4.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%1.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.8%7.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.8%25.3%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 College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 3 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
77840 77845

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