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Alamosa, CO vs Muncie, IN

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- Household income in Muncie, is 15% less than it is in Alamosa and is 88% below the National Average.
- Alamosa unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Muncie unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Alamosa, COMuncie, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth49.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,684  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$36,661$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,280  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Alamosa, COMuncie, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock20.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock15.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K4.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Alamosa, COMuncie, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.1%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.7%13.1%
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 12 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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Reviews for Muncie    10 Reviews

We moved from Chicago to Muncie and we absolutely love it. The housing prices, taxes, proximity to major cities are all hard to  More

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Over 12 years ago

Muncie offers a nice home town feel with four season  More

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Over 12 years ago

Stay away from Muncie, Indiana. The houses might be cheap, (there's a reason) but the roads are terrible, the cost of living is not any different than anywhere else. The  More

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