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Portland, OR vs Simsbury, CT

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Highlights
- Simsbury is 0% more densely populated than Portland.
- People are 44.0% more likely to be married in Simsbury.
- The Median Age is 5.5 years older in Simsbury.
 Portland, ORSimsbury, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock24,467329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.7%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.438.4
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 Population - 2010585,476  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,234285,036,114
 Population - 1990437,319  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock9.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now50.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock721.293.4
 Land Area133.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.4264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Portland, ORSimsbury, CTUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.1%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3419.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Portland, ORSimsbury, CTUnited States
 White68.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock3.1%12.2%
 Asian8.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Portland, ORSimsbury, CTUnited States
 Married Population42.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.9%50.2%
 Never Married41.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.3%10.8%
 Widowed3.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households279,797  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,46280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock47.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households140,407  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock7.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.1%  Unlock10.8%
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 Simsbury    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We've lived in Simsbury for over 24 years, relocated here by choice because of the small town feel and quality of education. We made the right choice, cost of living is  More

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Over 16 years ago

I lived in Simsbury for 1 1/2 yrs. The cost of housing as a whole is expensive. Homes are a bit more than surrounding areas, but the property tax is what drives up the  More

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