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Owatonna, MN vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Boulder, is 5% more than it is in Owatonna and is 8% above the National Average.
- Owatonna unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Boulder unemployment rate is 5.1%.

Economy
 Owatonna, MNBoulder, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-2.3%2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth15.1%44.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.4%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.1%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,466$52,057$37,638
 Household Income$71,450$74,902$69,021
 Family Median Income$96,502$134,583$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Owatonna, MNBoulder, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.3%13.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%3.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.8%8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%5.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.4%6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%5.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.9%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.6%9.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.6%13.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.1%9.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.5%17.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Owatonna, MNBoulder, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.5%18.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.6%16.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.7%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%10.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.2%4.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.1%4.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.5%8.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%1.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%17.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.6%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%2.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving22.8%6.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Owatonna    1 Reviews

OWATONNA, WITH A POPULATION OF LESS THAN 30,000, SITS RIGHT ON US INTERSTATE 35... ONLY 45 MINUTES TO MAYO CLINIC, 45 MINUTES TO MSP/ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT!   More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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ZIPS IN OWATONNA, MINNESOTA
55060
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80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310

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