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Austin, TX vs Roanoke, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Roanoke, is 39% less than it is in Austin and is 42% below the National Average.
- Austin unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Roanoke unemployment rate is 6.3%.

Economy
 Austin, TXRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.5%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.0%30.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,550$30,379$37,638
 Household Income$78,965$48,476$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,153$60,659$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Austin, TXRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.3%15.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%6.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.1%11.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%9.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.1%8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%9.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%10.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.7%11.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.4%3.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.7%4.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Austin, TXRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.9%13.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.1%4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%1.4%1.8%
 Legal2.1%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%4.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.3%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%7.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.7%3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.6%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%4.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%23.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%6.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.0%15.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

This Year

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 Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
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