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East Meadow, NY vs Oak Ridge, TN

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Highlights
- Household income in Oak Ridge, is 52% less than it is in East Meadow and is 14% below the National Average.
- East Meadow unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Oak Ridge unemployment rate is 4.4%.

Economy
 East Meadow, NYOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.9%4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.9%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.3%36.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%9.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$49,170$34,546$37,638
 Household Income$126,079$60,542$69,021
 Family Median Income$137,980$73,704$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 East Meadow, NYOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.4%10.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%3.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.5%7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.5%10.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.0%9.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.8%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.8%12.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.8%10.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.7%13.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.2%8.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K24.6%6.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 East Meadow, NYOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.8%14.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.3%13.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.0%1.8%
 Legal1.7%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library9.2%4.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.9%8.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.8%2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.5%5.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.1%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%1.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.0%18.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.7%7.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.8%13.9%13.1%

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Reviews for East Meadow    4 Reviews

Ok too much to take in... But I've been doing so much research lately and so far Mooresville seems like a good place to live ... I'll be looking soon and coming from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Nassau County is a beautiful place to live if you can afford it. Most of the schools are adequate. The county is becoming more multicultural, but, jobs are very hard to  More

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Over 16 years ago

The cost of living is ridiculously  More

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Reviews for Oak Ridge    8 Reviews

Overall it's on the positive side. It's pretty boring but it can feel like a real home at times. It could stand to be a hair closer to Western Knoxville.. Melton lake  More

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Over 4 years ago

Oak Ridge is located in beautiful East TN, has excellent public schools, is very safe for families, and is only 15-30 min away from Knoxville.  More

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Marginal, at best. Lack of social and business skills to perform anything but menial tasks. No clue about customer service, business etiquette or basic business  More

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ZIPS IN EAST MEADOW, NEW YORK
11554
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37830

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