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University Place, WA vs Port Orchard, WA

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- Job Growth in Port Orchard has been positive.
- Port Orchard has 0.3% more unemployment than University Place.
- Port Orchard job growth has increased by 9.2% in the past 10 years.
 University Place, WAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth40.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth1.8%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock9.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for University Place    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

University Place is a great supporter of public schools. The community values good education and has no problem supporting funding for schools. This does create higher  More

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Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 6 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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Over 12 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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