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Janesville, WI vs Waynesboro, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Waynesboro, is 25% less than it is in Janesville and is 46% below the National Average.
- Janesville unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Waynesboro unemployment rate is 5.5%.

Economy
 Janesville, WIWaynesboro, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.9%5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.2%2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.4%36.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.3%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,136$29,222$37,638
 Household Income$63,259$47,238$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,762$65,619$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Janesville, WIWaynesboro, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.1%13.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%6.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.5%13.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.6%9.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.4%9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%8.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.4%8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.4%13.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.4%9.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%5.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.4%3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Janesville, WIWaynesboro, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.4%12.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.1%3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%4.0%1.8%
 Legal0.4%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%7.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.9%2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%3.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.3%20.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving21.9%19.8%13.1%

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Reviews for Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  More

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Reviews for Waynesboro    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Thinking of living in Waynesboro. Really nice, friendly people and a great City to live in as long as you plan to stay. You'll be penalized for living there any time  More

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Don't know why it was given top ratings. Worse place ever!!!! They do not hire people over 40 and they claim to be veteran friendly but they aren't. I retired from the  More

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Over 5 years ago

Waynesboro is horrible dont move here! I been here unfortunately all my life im 29. People here suck old ppl scared to do the speed limit so traffic is jammed up during  More

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ZIPS IN JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN
53546 53545 53548
ZIPS IN WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA
22980

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