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Portsmouth, VA vs Topeka, KS

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Topeka has been positive.
- Topeka has 4.6% more unemployment than Portsmouth.
- Topeka job growth has increased by 2.5% in the past 10 years.
 Portsmouth, VATopeka, KSUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.9%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.0%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-2.4%-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 Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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