2024 Compare Cities Economy:
South Portland, ME vs Colorado Springs, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Colorado Springs, is 3% less than it is in South Portland and is 4% above the National Average.
- South Portland unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Colorado Springs unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 South Portland, MEColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.2%4.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.2%48.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.8%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,822$37,979$37,638
 Household Income$73,899$71,957$69,021
 Family Median Income$94,694$86,333$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Portland, MEColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.2%7.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%3.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.6%6.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%8.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.2%8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.9%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%14.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.8%17.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.6%8.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.3%7.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Portland, MEColorado Springs, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.9%16.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.8%8.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.3%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.6%3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.2%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%20.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%7.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.1%9.4%13.1%
Reviews for South Portland    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

The Greater Portland area has a very livable climate in the summer, some of spring & fall, but winters are usually a bear. There's lots of outdoor things to do nearby  More

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Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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