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Roswell, GA vs Portland, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Portland has been positive.
- Portland has 4.3% less unemployment than Roswell.
- Portland job growth has increased by 11.8% in the past 10 years.
 Roswell, GAPortland, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Future Job Growth44.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-4.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock2.8%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth9.4%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 8 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 8 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  More

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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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