2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Amherst, NY vs Scottsdale, AZ

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- Household income in Scottsdale, is 21% more than it is in Amherst and is 29% above the National Average.
- Amherst unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Scottsdale unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Amherst, NYScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.2%51.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%8.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,862$70,040$37,638
 Household Income$80,744$97,409$69,021
 Family Median Income$113,211$129,072$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Amherst, NYScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.1%5.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%2.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.8%5.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.4%5.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.1%5.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%5.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%12.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.3%18.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.2%10.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.4%20.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Amherst, NYScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.6%29.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.7%9.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%1.2%1.8%
 Legal2.2%2.0%1.2%
 Education, library11.2%5.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.2%7.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%0.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.5%4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%1.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.2%24.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.5%3.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.2%5.0%13.1%
Reviews for Amherst    8 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Safe and friendly town. You are 20 minutes away from anywhere in  More

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Over 14 years ago

Amherst is a safe suburban area where you can live without having to worry about the crime that may occur in Buffalo and in parts of any city in the United  More

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Over 16 years ago

Really glad I found this site as, I haven't found it easy to find honest data on crime rate in our cities. Thanx for the service, Ada  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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