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Brewer, ME vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Household income in Anchorage, is 76% more than it is in Brewer and is 22% above the National Average.
- Brewer unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Anchorage unemployment rate is 6.6%.

Economy
 Brewer, MEAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.6%6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.4%-0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.6%16.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.8%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,949$43,125$37,638
 Household Income$50,614$88,871$69,021
 Family Median Income$64,962$106,497$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Brewer, MEAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.0%5.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K13.2%5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.0%6.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.9%5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.1%6.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.0%10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.5%14.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.4%20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.1%11.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.2%12.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Brewer, MEAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.3%16.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.4%7.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%2.3%1.8%
 Legal2.0%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.9%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support7.5%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.4%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.0%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.6%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%21.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.0%7.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.9%11.1%13.1%

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Reviews for Brewer    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

strong sense of community  More

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Over 14 years ago

Don't forget to go to the chinese buffet called (I think) the twin super buffet. It's the best chinese buffet north of  More

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Over 15 years ago

IT is cold with lots snow,(im not a cold,snow enthusiast) the spring has loads black flies and in the summer mosquitos that could carry you away,plus high  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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