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Sanford, ME vs Anderson, SC

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Highlights
- Household income in Anderson, is 43% less than it is in Sanford and is 84% below the National Average.
- Sanford unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Anderson unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Sanford, MEAnderson, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.8%5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.0%31.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.8%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,648$24,649$37,638
 Household Income$65,671$37,439$69,021
 Family Median Income$79,256$51,263$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sanford, MEAnderson, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.8%18.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.7%6.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.7%14.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%13.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.3%7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%7.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.6%8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.0%8.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.5%10.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.9%1.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.5%3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sanford, MEAnderson, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.9%11.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.5%6.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%4.5%1.8%
 Legal1.2%0.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.9%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%9.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.8%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%0.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.7%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%4.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%17.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%5.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving18.9%21.1%13.1%
Reviews for Sanford    1 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived in this town for the majority of my life and I never have come across so many heroin needles in my life. 5  More

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Reviews for Anderson    8 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Anderson is a wonderful place to live! We’ve moved around quite abit. We had searched many places and one day by accident I came across Anderson on the internet. We  More

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Anderson has much to offer! Two well know established colleges, Lake Hartwell, Lake Secession, parks galore, plenty of shopping, two Wal-Marts, plenty of grocery stores,  More

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Over 15 years ago

To be quite honest I came to Anderson with City Snobbery... "these hicks and their camping stores every 5 feet, damn john deer, redneck fools" etc. I was miserable  More

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