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Show Low, AZ vs Alamosa, CO

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- Household income in Alamosa, is 19% less than it is in Show Low and is 60% below the National Average.
- Show Low unemployment rate is 8.7%.
- Alamosa unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Show Low, AZAlamosa, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.7%6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.6%49.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%7.9%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,108$22,684$37,638
 Household Income$53,569$43,153$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,940$51,280$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Show Low, AZAlamosa, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.3%18.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%9.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K13.4%10.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.2%8.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.8%15.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.2%11.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.8%8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%4.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.2%10.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.6%1.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.2%3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Show Low, AZAlamosa, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.2%16.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.1%3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%2.3%1.8%
 Legal0.3%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library8.2%7.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.7%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.6%3.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%7.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%0.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.1%11.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.1%0.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.5%22.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.0%2.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.9%4.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.4%12.8%13.1%
Reviews for Show Low    17 Reviews

Moved to maricopa az from Oregon because we Retired last year. Looked at all places in az to buy property. Found a piece if paradise land in white mountains az for cheep  More

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Over 3 years ago

We are so happy to live in Show Low where the outdoors is so beautiful and the people so kind. You could not find nicer neighbors. We are humble people who moved to  More

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I have had a few properties in the show low area that I have bought and sold because they did not work for me. I've met some very nice and helpful people. I work out of  More

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Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

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If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

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Over 11 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

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