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Wilmington, NC vs Port Orchard, WA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Port Orchard has been positive.
- Port Orchard has 1.5% less unemployment than Wilmington.
- Port Orchard job growth has increased by 9.2% in the past 10 years.
 Wilmington, NCPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.2%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock9.1%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth15.3%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Wilmington    71 Reviews

I was born here and I will update more at a later time. First and most important, teh average cost of a 1br apt in Wilmington is approximately $1,800. Rentals have  More

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I think that a lot has changed since covid for this city and will continue to keep changing with our insane economy. But I was born and raised in Wilmington and have  More

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Scotty · 

Wilmington NC was once a wonderful city filled with Southern charm, history, safety and natural beauty. Recently that has been replaced by erasing everything Southern or  More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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