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Raleigh, NC vs Bellingham, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bellingham has been positive.
- Bellingham has 1.9% less unemployment than Raleigh.
- Bellingham job growth has increased by 11.4% in the past 10 years.
 Raleigh, NCBellingham, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth44.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-2.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock6.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth17.5%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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Reviews for Bellingham    58 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in so many cities in 5 west coast states and have come to a conclusion that Bellingham is the greatest city to live, work, play and raise a family. After  More

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Over 4 years ago

From what I’ve seen and heard, the very liberal political/ethical beliefs of Bellingham residents, as well as the grey rainy weather, are the main things a few people  More

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If you’re like many Americans and caught up in right vs left you won’t like the far left here in Bellingham wa. If you put politics away and you enjoy skiing,  More

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