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Portland, OR vs Salem, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Salem has been positive.
- Salem has 2.3% more unemployment than Portland.
- Salem job growth has increased by 0.3% in the past 10 years.
 Portland, ORSalem, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.9%4.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.4%32.0%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.8%-5.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%-5.4%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.8%-2.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.8%0.3%6.3%
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 Salem    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I am looking for property in  More

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Over 9 years ago

When we moved from Glen Allen VA to Salem I had read on here that cost of living including housing was cheaper. Housing is less unless you want a house bigger than 1300  More

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Over 13 years ago

Salem is a lovely town surrounded by the beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains. Spring, Summer and Fall is exceptionally beautiful with moderate climate and lots of  More

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