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Salem, OR vs Happy Valley, OR

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Happy Valley has been positive.
- Happy Valley has 0.1% more unemployment than Salem.
- Happy Valley job growth has increased by 10.6% in the past 10 years.
 Salem, ORHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.2%6.1%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.2%43.1%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-2.8%-4.7%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth0.1%-3.1%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth6.3%3.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth12.1%10.6%6.3%
Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 13 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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