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Scottsdale, AZ vs New York, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in New York, is 27% less than it is in Scottsdale and is 2% above the National Average.
- Scottsdale unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- New York unemployment rate is 11.2%.

Economy
 Scottsdale, AZNew York, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%11.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth51.2%30.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%8.9%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%10.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$70,040$43,952$37,638
 Household Income$97,409$70,663$69,021
 Family Median Income$129,072$80,220$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Scottsdale, AZNew York, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.8%13.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%4.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.4%7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.7%6.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.6%6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%6.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.4%8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%11.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.6%15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.3%8.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K20.2%13.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Scottsdale, AZNew York, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance29.6%17.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.0%5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%2.1%1.8%
 Legal2.0%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%6.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.5%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.3%6.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%2.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.8%5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%19.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.0%5.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.0%8.9%13.1%

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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Reviews for New York    331 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 3 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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