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Bend, OR vs Folly Beach, SC

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- Household income in Folly Beach, is 3% more than it is in Bend and is 9% above the National Average.
- Bend unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Folly Beach unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Bend, ORFolly Beach, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth57.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,680  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$76,250$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,024  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bend, ORFolly Beach, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock14.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bend, ORFolly Beach, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock17.1%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.1%13.1%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Folly Beach    3 Reviews

I resided in this very overrated village for a year. With the exception of the one local down village pizza place, the best food is from the gas station'shot dog roller  More

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If you're looking for a place that's not uppity or country club-ish, Folly Beach is THE place to be. It is home to some of the nicest most down to earth people  More

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If you're looking for a beautiful place to go without any pretense or country club attitude, Folly Beach is the place to go. The people there are the nicest most down  More

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