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Portland, OR vs Raymond, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Raymond has been positive.
- Raymond has 1.3% less unemployment than Portland.
- Raymond job growth has increased by 1.7% in the past 10 years.
 Portland, ORRaymond, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-3.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock3.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.8%  Unlock6.3%
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 Raymond    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

The average snowfall for Raymond is 5 inches not 1 inch.The reason it’s probably posted wrong is because no one from The city of Raymond reports it to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Raymond is located on the Wa. coast. Living in mountain and high desert regions all my life, I ignored the warnings of friends that I would feel little aches and pains  More

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