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Staten Island, NY vs Austin, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Austin, is 12% less than it is in Staten Island and is 13% above the National Average.
- Staten Island unemployment rate is 9.8%.
- Austin unemployment rate is 5.1%.

Economy
 Staten Island, NYAustin, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate9.8%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.5%3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.0%47.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.9%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,180$48,550$37,638
 Household Income$89,427$78,965$69,021
 Family Median Income$108,103$104,153$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Staten Island, NYAustin, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.2%8.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%2.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.5%6.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.7%6.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.8%7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.7%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%12.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.0%17.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.1%9.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K14.4%12.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Staten Island, NYAustin, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.1%21.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.8%13.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%1.5%1.8%
 Legal1.3%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library8.6%6.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%4.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.5%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.3%1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.3%1.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.0%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%2.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%6.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.7%7.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 6 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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