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Longmont, CO vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Lauderdale, is 19% less than it is in Longmont and is 3% below the National Average.
- Longmont unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Fort Lauderdale unemployment rate is 6.1%.

Economy
 Longmont, COFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.3%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.7%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.0%37.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.6%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,963$48,407$37,638
 Household Income$83,104$66,994$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,992$78,205$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Longmont, COFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.9%10.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.1%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%8.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.8%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.2%8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.7%11.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.2%15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%6.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.0%12.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Longmont, COFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.1%19.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.4%4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%1.2%1.8%
 Legal1.0%2.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%4.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.9%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%5.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%22.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.6%10.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Longmont    19 Reviews

I lived here for 4 years and it's pretty nice. It gets cold and stays cold for a good 8 months, but other than that I loved it. There are a lot of amenities. It is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I just move from other state to Longmont. In my opinion Longmont is one of the safest city in US which is have a low crime, its great city to raised family .Has a great  More

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Fantastic place to live. Four golf courses, many parks, 10 minutes to the foothills and 40 minutes from the Rockies, the location is hard to beat if you want to be 45  More

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Reviews for Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN LONGMONT, COLORADO
80504 80501 80503
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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