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Fort Collins, CO vs St. Louis, MO

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Highlights
- Household income in St. Louis, is 33% less than it is in Fort Collins and is 42% below the National Average.
- Fort Collins unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- St. Louis unemployment rate is 6.3%.

Economy
 Fort Collins, COSt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.6%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.5%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth51.8%23.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.6%9.7%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.6%6.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,949$33,326$37,638
 Household Income$72,932$48,751$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,681$66,192$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Collins, COSt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.6%17.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%5.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.3%10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.0%9.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.8%8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.7%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%10.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.2%12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.2%4.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.3%4.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Collins, COSt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.8%15.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science11.9%7.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%2.6%1.8%
 Legal0.6%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library8.1%6.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.1%3.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%8.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.5%6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.0%18.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.9%4.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.8%11.3%13.1%

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 3 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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ZIPS IN FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
80525 80526 80521 80524 80528
ZIPS IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
63116, 63118, 63109, 63139, 63111, 63108, 63104, 63112, 63115, 63110, 19 total

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