2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Abingdon, VA vs Mesa, AZ

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- Household income in Mesa, is 21% more than it is in Abingdon and is 5% below the National Average.
- Abingdon unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Mesa unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Abingdon, VAMesa, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.6%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.6%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.1%47.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%8.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,815$33,362$37,638
 Household Income$54,384$65,725$69,021
 Family Median Income$80,558$78,855$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Abingdon, VAMesa, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.8%7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%3.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.8%7.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.5%9.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.8%8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%8.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.0%10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.3%14.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.8%17.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.1%6.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.9%6.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Abingdon, VAMesa, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.3%16.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.7%6.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%1.5%1.8%
 Legal3.2%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.4%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.4%5.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.9%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.5%5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%4.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.0%24.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%8.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.9%10.9%13.1%
Reviews for Abingdon    9 Reviews

We found people to be very friendly and welcoming, especially if you put yourself out there and get involved. It’s a small historic tourist town with a great trail,  More

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We found people to be very friendly and welcoming, especially if you put yourself out there and get involved. It’s a small historic tourist town with a great trail,  More

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Over 3 years ago

My husband and I are retired. We researched areas in SW Virginia and found Abingdon to be just what we were looking for. Our home is surrounded by mountains and close to  More

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Reviews for Mesa    61 Reviews

Mesa is a really good city despite some trouble with Superstition Springs and the failure that is Fiesta Mall, there is nice areas throughout and some areas that need to  More

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Over 1 years ago

As someone who was born in Mesa and has lived here in the 85210 in Dobson Ranch for the last 13 years after moving out from Chandler. I can tell you that most of the  More

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I’m a native to Arizona and growing up here has taught me that people just don’t care, and the Mormon community is huge! It’s normal in the state of AZ for kids to start  More

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