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Portland, OR vs Easton, MD

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- Household income in Easton, is 7% less than it is in Portland and is 5% above the National Average.
- Portland unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Easton unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Portland, OREaston, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,289  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$72,771$69,021
 Family Median Income$103,838  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Portland, OREaston, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Portland, OREaston, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.5%13.1%
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 Easton    7 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I think these figures are WAY off. Utilities? You must be kidding. We have the cheapest utilities around since Easton owns its own utility company, one of only five  More

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Over 12 years ago

A person like me who has COPD and cronic Broncatis is Easton, Md a good place live with these problems?   More

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Considering relocating to Easton for employment... education a BIG factor. Want quality, arts, respect in the schools. Any honest reviews would help in making this  More

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