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Alpharetta, GA vs Greenville, NC

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- Household income in Greenville, is 67% less than it is in Alpharetta and is 57% below the National Average.
- Alpharetta unemployment rate is 2.8%.
- Greenville unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Alpharetta, GAGreenville, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth50.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$65,144  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,064$69,021
 Family Median Income$166,659  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Alpharetta, GAGreenville, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Alpharetta, GAGreenville, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance35.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.4%13.1%
Reviews for Alpharetta    26 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have lived in Alpharetta for almost 6 years. Great city, professional residents, high end neighborhoods, and of course beautiful shopping centers. The example is  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in Alpharetta for 13y. I was initially excited and open-minded about living in the South. (We are from Chicago). The traffic is terrible. Urban planning  More

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Over 8 years ago

I live work and play in Alpharetta, GA. The standard of living is excellent. Housing is high end and affordable. Schools are highly rated. Amenities are top notch and  More

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Reviews for Greenville    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Greenville is congested, dirty, drug and bug infested. Poverty levels rising because the elite in the city pool their resources to keep the housing prices extremely high  More

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Love this place, it's changed so much over the past 5 to 10 years and is growing in such a great direction. I can't wait to see how it grows in the years to come. Cost  More

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Over 9 years ago

absolutely avoid this place. I was (also) tricked to work at ECU unless someone thinks I am dumb enough to willfully drive 953 miles away from a vested position for a  More

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