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Sweetwater, TX vs Glens Falls, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in Glens Falls, is 48% more than it is in Sweetwater and is 13% below the National Average.
- Sweetwater unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Glens Falls unemployment rate is 7.1%.

Economy
 Sweetwater, TXGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.8%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.1%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.3%23.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,626$33,108$37,638
 Household Income$41,220$60,907$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,591$74,390$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sweetwater, TXGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.8%10.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.7%4.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.1%12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.8%9.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K13.8%5.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.6%12.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%12.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K8.2%16.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%5.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.1%4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sweetwater, TXGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.9%14.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.2%3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library3.2%8.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.7%5.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%7.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.2%4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.2%7.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%3.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%19.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.8%4.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving24.4%14.9%13.1%

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Reviews for Sweetwater    3 Reviews

I've lived in the area in or around Sweetwater for a number of years, having come from the east coast. Fewer people per square mile than back there for sure is what is  More

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Sweetwater is a simple small city. I like Sweetwater because of its affordability, friendly citizens, no traffic and good climate. The housing costsare very low; for  More

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I would never live there again under any circumstances. Smart aleck punks in the public schools (bullying etc). No jobs, low wages, real redneck mentality, (look down  More

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Reviews for Glens Falls    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Glens Falls is a very courteous small city. I read somewhere it is the safest city for its size in U.S. Real estate very cheap ( nice 4 bedroom house for under  More

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I moved to Glens Falls in 2009 from downstate, sucked in by their new facade and tempted by the surprisingly low cost of real estate. There's a reason why this area's  More

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Over 13 years ago

I used to seriously dislike living near here. The town used to be falling apart, with no future, and not much to do. It has changed greatly in the past decade, from  More

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ZIPS IN SWEETWATER, TEXAS
79556
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12801

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