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Portland, OR vs Edgewood, NM

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- Household income in Edgewood, is 7% less than it is in Portland and is 5% above the National Average.
- Portland unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Edgewood unemployment rate is 7.5%.
 Portland, OREdgewood, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,289  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$72,725$69,021
 Family Median Income$103,838  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Portland, OREdgewood, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Portland, OREdgewood, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.5%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 Edgewood    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Located in Santa Fe county, NM. Retired here from the Air Force. Quick access to Albuquerque (20 min). Climate is mild in the summer, snow melts in a day typically in  More

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Over 15 years ago

When we moved to the area many years ago, our neighbors came and introduced themselves. For the most part, we have left each other alone since then---unless we or they  More

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Over 17 years ago

If there was one word to describe Edgewood, NM it would be the word "indignant". It is friendly and welcoming on the surface; churches, schools, community. But if you  More

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