2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Poughkeepsie, NY vs Avon, OH

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Highlights
- Household income in Avon, is 133% more than it is in Poughkeepsie and is 39% above the National Average.
- Poughkeepsie unemployment rate is 8.5%.
- Avon unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Poughkeepsie, NYAvon, OHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.5%4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.6%24.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%6.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,364$49,877$37,638
 Household Income$48,805$113,741$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,045$134,868$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Poughkeepsie, NYAvon, OHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.4%7.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%0.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.3%6.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.1%4.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.3%2.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%4.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.5%7.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.0%10.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.5%21.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.3%15.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.3%20.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Poughkeepsie, NYAvon, OHUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.2%23.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.9%12.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.9%2.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%8.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.8%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%8.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support8.2%0.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%1.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving10.4%5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.5%0.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.3%19.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%3.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.5%9.1%13.1%
Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have mixed feelings about Poughkeepsie because there are equally as many things I love about that town as there are things I hate about it so I'm just going to write a  More

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Over 11 years ago

Prices are high here. housing is easily 25-30percent of our monthly  More

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Over 12 years ago

It'd be great if jobs were available. This city is OK but COL is so much higher in NY than where I was raised in South Maybe I should head  More

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Reviews for Avon    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Avon is moving from relatively rural to sub-urban. The growth, or migration to our city from Cleveland and Lorain is fast moving and the retail community is thriving.   More

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The weather as one might expect is a important factor no matter where you reside. Avon, situated several miles from Lake Erie misses the early snow falls usually because  More

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