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Augusta, MT vs Great Falls, MT

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Highlights
- Household income in Great Falls, is 47% more than it is in Augusta and is 30% below the National Average.
- Augusta unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Great Falls unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Augusta, MTGreat Falls, MTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.8%4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-1.6%-0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.0%22.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.9%6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,543$30,765$37,638
 Household Income$36,250$53,126$69,021
 Family Median Income$43,214$71,501$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Augusta, MTGreat Falls, MTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.8%12.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%4.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K23.7%10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K18.6%10.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.9%9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K3.4%10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.1%14.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K2.5%12.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.5%4.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.0%2.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Augusta, MTGreat Falls, MTUnited States
 Management, business, finance0.0%13.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science0.0%3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services7.7%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library8.8%5.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%7.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.0%4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.6%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.7%6.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%4.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.9%24.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair28.6%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.2%11.8%13.1%
Reviews for Augusta    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Augusta is a quaint little town. It is unincorporated so we have no mayor, no leash law for dogs, no curfew, no local law enforcement(only county), no regular trash  More

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Reviews for Great Falls    22 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I grew up here. The lack of educational opportunities and adequate work opportunities made it extremely difficult to thrive. Upon leaving to the nearest metropolitan  More

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Please do not move to Great Falls if you are a liberal. Don't make a great red place go blue and ruin one of the last best unspoiled country places not yet destroyed by  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in Great Falls from 2012-2015 and could not leave fast enough! We lived near the downtown area (which you think would be nice with a $1200/month rent...) where  More

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