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Beacon, NY vs Clinton, SC

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- Household income in Clinton, is 62% less than it is in Beacon and is 95% below the National Average.
- Beacon unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Clinton unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Beacon, NYClinton, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,973  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$35,462$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,587  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Beacon, NYClinton, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock24.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Beacon, NYClinton, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock7.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.4%13.1%
Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do  More

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Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens.  More

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Over 9 years ago

So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts  More

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Reviews for Clinton    2 Reviews

This may have been a nice place to settle down back in its prime (when the mills were still operating), but these days life in Clinton (and Laurens County in general) is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Clinton has a new website which is being designed to help make Clinton,South Carolina an even better place to live,work and play.It is www.ClintonTalk.com.Feel free  More

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