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Sweetwater, TX vs Great Falls, MT

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Highlights
- Household income in Great Falls, is 29% more than it is in Sweetwater and is 30% below the National Average.
- Sweetwater unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Great Falls unemployment rate is 4.2%.

Economy
 Sweetwater, TXGreat Falls, MTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.8%4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.1%-0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.3%22.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,626$30,765$37,638
 Household Income$41,220$53,126$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,591$71,501$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sweetwater, TXGreat Falls, MTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.8%12.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.7%4.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.1%10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.8%10.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K13.8%9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.6%10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%14.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K8.2%12.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%4.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.1%2.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sweetwater, TXGreat Falls, MTUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.9%13.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.2%3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library3.2%5.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.7%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%7.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.2%4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.2%6.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%4.5%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%24.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.0%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.8%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving24.4%11.8%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 Great Falls    22 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I grew up here. The lack of educational opportunities and adequate work opportunities made it extremely difficult to thrive. Upon leaving to the nearest metropolitan  More

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Please do not move to Great Falls if you are a liberal. Don't make a great red place go blue and ruin one of the last best unspoiled country places not yet destroyed by  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in Great Falls from 2012-2015 and could not leave fast enough! We lived near the downtown area (which you think would be nice with a $1200/month rent...) where  More

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ZIPS IN SWEETWATER, TEXAS
79556
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59405 59404 59401

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