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Mechanicsville, VA vs Boiling Springs, SC

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- Household income in Boiling Springs, is 26% less than it is in Mechanicsville and is 9% below the National Average.
- Mechanicsville unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Boiling Springs unemployment rate is 4.7%.

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 Mechanicsville, VABoiling Springs, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.9%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.7%39.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,487$32,662$37,638
 Household Income$84,833$63,184$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,352$81,068$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mechanicsville, VABoiling Springs, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.2%6.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.5%13.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.1%4.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.0%11.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%7.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.5%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.9%21.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K25.1%11.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.1%3.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.7%7.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mechanicsville, VABoiling Springs, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.3%16.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.1%6.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%1.1%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%7.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.6%8.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%0.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.4%4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%2.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%1.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.4%24.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.1%5.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.3%19.8%13.1%

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Reviews for Mechanicsville    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Hanover High was ranked the number 1 school in the region by Richmond Magazine. Wonderful principal, committed teachers, IB diploma. We have been extremely happy with  More

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Over 15 years ago

Virginia may seem to have a reasonable income tax rate (5.0%) but when you add up all the other taxes i.e. Personal property tax, business property tax, sales tax,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Mechanicsville is a nice place to live, the climate is great. Of course it's Virginia - so if someone doesn't like the weather they just have to hang around a few days  More

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Reviews for Boiling Springs    3 Reviews

Boiling Springs is one of the safest places in the USA, it has no crime like a big city has, and Boiling Springs has the best schools in the upstate. Also there are  More

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Hello My name is lamont from the north and I have lived in Boiling Springs for four years now and it has been quite when I first moved here. I liked the area for a while  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I found Boiling Springs by accident while looking for a second home. Everyone that we have met has been extremely pleasant and they make us feel right at  More

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