2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Fairhope, AL vs Broken Arrow, OK

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- Household income in Broken Arrow, is 8% less than it is in Fairhope and is 10% above the National Average.
- Fairhope unemployment rate is 2.9%.
- Broken Arrow unemployment rate is 3.6%.
 Fairhope, ALBroken Arrow, OKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate2.9%3.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.8%32.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%8.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,534$41,844$37,638
 Household Income$83,258$76,733$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,022$88,922$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fairhope, ALBroken Arrow, OKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.8%4.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%2.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.0%6.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%8.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.7%7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%8.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.8%11.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.8%14.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.2%20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.1%8.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K13.1%7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fairhope, ALBroken Arrow, OKUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.3%17.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.0%6.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%1.9%1.8%
 Legal2.9%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library8.8%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.2%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology16.1%7.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.7%4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%2.5%3.6%
 Personal care1.5%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.0%25.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%6.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.3%12.1%13.1%
Reviews for Fairhope    13 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived here for years cute small eclectic. Liberal for Alabama.   More

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We just moved to Fairhope from California and absolutely love it! For the most part, it’s like minded common sense conservatives close to the bay and lots of shopping.  More

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Beautiful mix of the standard retail within 15 mina, but in our downtown is ecclectic meets "old townMarch of each year Fairhope hosts a mammoth Arts and Artist event  More

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Reviews for Broken Arrow    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Broken Arrow is a nice place to live. With 88,000 people it still holds a small town atmosphere. It's affordable (although the state tax is high - 8.5%) and has  More

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Over 18 years ago

I am thinking about moving to the Broken Arrow area. I am looking for someone to help me out by sending me a newspaper, shopping guide or anything they think would be  More

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Housing here in Broken Arrow is relatively cheap if you are looking to buy a house you can usually get a 4 bedroom 2 bath about 2400 square foot home for around $130,000  More

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