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Lake Placid, FL vs Dothan, AL

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Highlights
- Household income in Dothan, is 18% more than it is in Lake Placid and is 40% below the National Average.
- Lake Placid unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Dothan unemployment rate is 3.8%.

Economy
 Lake Placid, FLDothan, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.2%3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.2%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.4%29.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,336$31,136$37,638
 Household Income$41,610$49,203$69,021
 Family Median Income$42,625$67,018$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake Placid, FLDothan, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.4%13.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%5.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K21.9%10.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.8%11.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K21.2%9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%6.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.4%8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.1%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.5%12.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.2%5.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.6%5.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake Placid, FLDothan, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.5%13.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.0%3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%2.0%1.8%
 Legal1.0%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%9.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.0%3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.4%2.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.6%6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance12.5%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.3%22.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry5.8%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.7%6.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.8%15.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Lake Placid    4 Reviews

So, I bought a house in Lake Placid about 7 months ago and so far I love it. Real Estate is very reasonable and plenty of properties to pick from. Seems like prices  More

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Your site states it is not a good time to buy a home in Lake Placid because home prices are down. Wouldn't that be the perfect time to  More

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Over 9 years ago

South Florida definitely has the best weather but that comes with a price. I'm retiring to the wide open spaces of Lake Placid. Cost of living is lower and home prices,  More

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Reviews for Dothan    25 Reviews

This is my 3rd (maybe 4th) year living in dothan, and it is AMAZING!! I hear people say "the traffic is horrible" but it really is not. sure the traffic sometimes is  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up here. I will sum it up like this: the best decision I ever made was to move away from Dothan 20 years ago and the worst decision I ever made was to move back  More

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Over 3 years ago

I grew up in this horrible nothing city living here until in my early thirties and I left 20 years ago. I hated this place everyday and was so glad I left, it was the  More

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ZIPS IN LAKE PLACID, FLORIDA
33852
ZIPS IN DOTHAN, ALABAMA
36301 36303 36305

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