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Ann Arbor, MI vs College Station, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in College Station, is 32% less than it is in Ann Arbor and is 38% below the National Average.
- Ann Arbor unemployment rate is 3.5%.
- College Station unemployment rate is 4.6%.

Economy
 Ann Arbor, MICollege Station, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.5%4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.1%45.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.3%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,883$28,705$37,638
 Household Income$73,276$50,089$69,021
 Family Median Income$123,351$86,323$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ann Arbor, MICollege Station, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.5%19.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%5.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.8%9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.2%8.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.0%8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%6.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.4%8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%10.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.7%12.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.6%6.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K13.6%6.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ann Arbor, MICollege Station, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%12.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science16.2%10.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%2.0%1.8%
 Legal1.5%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library19.6%17.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.5%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%5.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.8%7.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%2.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.3%20.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.8%3.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.2%8.1%13.1%

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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Reviews for College Station    21 Reviews

I moved here seven years ago for my job and I have to say it was better than I expected. First off, it is a small city not a small town. After you live here for  More

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Pros: - Safe - Easy access to Houston & Austin - Growing Bio Tech Scene - Lots of food choices - City of Bryan has character - Plenty of stuff to do because of the  More

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Over 3 years ago

A Huge portion of you liking this city is if you like the Aggies. If you don't this is probably not the place for you because many of the things to do are based around  More

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ZIPS IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
48103 48104 48105 48109
ZIPS IN COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
77840 77845

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