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Portland, TX vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Decatur has been positive.
- Decatur has 0.0% more unemployment than Portland.
- Decatur job growth has increased by 14.5% in the past 10 years.
 Portland, TXDecatur, ILUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.3%10.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth21.4%22.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-6.8%-8.2%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-7.0%-9.7%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-7.2%-10.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.8%-14.5%6.3%
Reviews for Portland    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I moved here from the northern Sierra foothills of California where I could not afford to buy a home. Purchasing a home is no problem here if you have a median income   More

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Reviews for Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 13 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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