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Austin, TX vs Webster Groves, MO

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- Household income in Webster Groves, is 24% more than it is in Austin and is 30% above the National Average.
- Austin unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Webster Groves unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Austin, TXWebster Groves, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,550  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$98,284$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,153  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Austin, TXWebster Groves, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock20.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Austin, TXWebster Groves, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock4.1%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.9%13.1%
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

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 Webster Groves    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Nice community, centrally located, great library, decent restaurants. The drawback for me is that, like most of the St Louis metro area, it's not very walking friendly.  More

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Over 20 years ago

Any comments regarding real estate property costs are  More

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