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Columbia, MO vs Summerville, SC

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Highlights
- Household income in Summerville, is 12% more than it is in Columbia and is 7% below the National Average.
- Columbia unemployment rate is 3.0%.
- Summerville unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Columbia, MOSummerville, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.0%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.8%34.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.4%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,784$34,606$37,638
 Household Income$57,463$64,507$69,021
 Family Median Income$88,210$86,122$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Columbia, MOSummerville, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.8%7.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.4%3.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.2%9.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%8.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.1%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%10.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.5%9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%14.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.2%15.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%8.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.5%6.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Columbia, MOSummerville, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.3%14.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.9%6.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%0.7%1.8%
 Legal1.0%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library10.9%7.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.8%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.7%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.5%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%3.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.2%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%2.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.9%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%23.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%8.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.5%11.7%13.1%
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Summerville    10 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Is the Cost of living really slightly above the national average? Can you tell me an nice area to rent an apartment. One bed room,furnished that is less than  More

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I have lived in a lot of states in my 32 years of life. Unfortunately I was brought to Summerville, SC by my mother and have remained here due to lack of work and money  More

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MY FAMILY AND I LIVED IN SUMMERVILLE FOR 3 AND 1/2 YEARS, THE CITY IS BEAUTIFUL, SMALL, WITH COUNTRY FLAVOR AND THAT KIND OF PEOPLE THAT GREEDS EVERY BODY WHILE WALKING  More

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