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Ballston Spa, NY vs Paducah, KY

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- Household income in Paducah, is 43% less than it is in Ballston Spa and is 64% below the National Average.
- Ballston Spa unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Paducah unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Ballston Spa, NYPaducah, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,113  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$42,024$69,021
 Family Median Income$110,431  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ballston Spa, NYPaducah, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock15.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ballston Spa, NYPaducah, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library11.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.4%13.1%
Reviews for Ballston Spa    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Ballston Spa for the last year. The Southside of town is very cute, beautiful homes and friendly people. We bought a house on the Northside. I'm not  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lousy climate, as is most of upstate NY: long cloudy periods, long winters, humid. Cost of living high for what you get. High taxes don't buy much improvement to  More

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Reviews for Paducah    16 Reviews

Joel · 

I have visited it the 1st time and thought it was a rundown ghetto but the 2nd time I loved  More

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Over 5 years ago

The downtown area is fun and the murals on the floodwall provide an interesting history of the  More

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Over 11 years ago

Move here six years ago, and was very optimistic. I love meeting new people and adventure. Me my husband and two kids moved here from Louisville are. This place is like  More

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