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Baxter, MN vs Truth or Consequences, NM

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- Household income in Truth or Consequences, is 55% less than it is in Baxter and is 139% below the National Average.
- Baxter unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Truth or Consequences unemployment rate is 9.4%.
 Baxter, MNTruth or Consequences, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,912  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$28,837$69,021
 Family Median Income$78,056  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Baxter, MNTruth or Consequences, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock26.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Baxter, MNTruth or Consequences, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.5%13.1%
Reviews for Baxter    3 Reviews

Baxter is a good place to live. It is a regional center for retail activity, with lots to do, and more than 400 lakes within 30 minutes from the city limits. There are a  More

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A community that loves it's place on the earth, Baxter is a place where people looking for a wholesome life gravitate to. That is why our growth has become so amazing.   More

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If you like four seasons, it is quite nice here. It is not as cold as it used to be in the Winter. Winter's are somewhat long, but tolerable and Minnesotan's love the  More

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Reviews for Truth Or Consequences    3 Reviews

I've lived here 10 years and was recently thinking about adding to my small rental portfolio...then I saw an episode of Island Life and Hawaii Life and remembered how  More

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Occasional crime sprees (series of break-ins, robberies) interspersed with fairly long periods of quiet. I feel MUCH safe than I would living in Albuquerque and will go  More

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Over 12 years ago

numbers can be deceiving-the stats don't look bad here for a lot of categories....but I lived in T or c for 7 yrs...maybe the air is clean in regard to normal industrial  More

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