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Portsmouth, VA vs Bowie, MD

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bowie has been positive.
- Bowie has 2.2% more unemployment than Portsmouth.
- Bowie job growth has increased by 5.8% in the past 10 years.
 Portsmouth, VABowie, MDUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock1.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Bowie should have better department stores. One has to travel to another city to find a Nordstroms and other upscale stores. Bowie Towne Center seems to bring in lesser  More

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Over 10 years ago

I grew up in Bowie in the 1980s. At the time, despite being in PG County which was nicknamed DC's ugly city because its demographics and crime were similar to the  More

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Over 13 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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