2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Auburn, ME vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Bend, is 34% more than it is in Auburn and is 7% above the National Average.
- Auburn unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Bend unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Auburn, MEBend, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.7%57.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.8%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,324$43,680$37,638
 Household Income$55,402$74,253$69,021
 Family Median Income$78,224$95,024$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Auburn, MEBend, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.6%7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.1%2.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.6%7.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.0%6.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.5%7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%14.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.0%15.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.8%8.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.9%10.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Auburn, MEBend, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.3%17.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.8%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%2.8%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%6.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.0%7.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.7%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.0%8.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%1.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.1%22.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.7%6.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.5%7.8%13.1%
Reviews for Auburn    2 Reviews

I've lived in Maine 28 years. Maine is a beautiful state and Lewiston/Auburn (twin cites) are a nice area. Everything here. 4 seasons, clean air, best water in the  More

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Auburn is the residential-half of the twin cities of Lewiston-Auburn (L-A). Whereas Lewiston grew up around shoe, linen and other factories, Auburn claimed the suburbs  More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 3 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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