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Austin, TX vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Raleigh, is 8% less than it is in Austin and is 5% above the National Average.
- Austin unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Raleigh unemployment rate is 4.3%.

Economy
 Austin, TXRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.5%3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.0%44.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,550$42,632$37,638
 Household Income$78,965$72,996$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,153$95,393$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Austin, TXRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.3%7.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.1%7.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%9.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.1%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%6.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%12.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.7%17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.4%8.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.7%10.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Austin, TXRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.9%21.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.1%10.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%1.7%1.8%
 Legal2.1%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.3%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%5.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.7%2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.6%5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%2.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%5.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.0%8.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 1 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
27610, 27603, 27616, 27604, 27606, 27613, 27615, 27612, 27614, 27609, 15 total

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