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Portland, OR vs San Marcos, TX

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Highlights
- Job Growth in San Marcos has been positive.
- San Marcos has 1.0% more unemployment than Portland.
- San Marcos job growth has decreased by 50.2% in the past 10 years.
 Portland, ORSan Marcos, TXUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.9%5.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.4%46.8%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.8%-3.3%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%1.5%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth2.8%7.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.8%50.2%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 San Marcos    6 Reviews

An area with so much potential and existing natural beauty.Sadly bad urban planning is clearly obvious.Looks like fun for tens of thousands of students.However for the  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Marcos has the most beautiful people and places that I have ever seen throughout my travels. I love this city so much that I decided to settle down here and start a  More

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Over 16 years ago

I spent several summers and a couple winters in San Marcos during my formidable years and really have to tell those interested about what a nice town it is. The best  More

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