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Bennington, VT vs Bryson City, NC

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- Household income in Bryson City, is 21% less than it is in Bennington and is 69% below the National Average.
- Bennington unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Bryson City unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Bennington, VTBryson City, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,060  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$40,833$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,269  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bennington, VTBryson City, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bennington, VTBryson City, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services5.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock7.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock0.7%13.1%
Reviews for Bennington    2 Reviews

Bennington is a great place for scenery. However, the cops are a huge part of the drug network. They protect the drug dealers and criminals instead of regular  More

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Bennington Vermont is absolutely gorgeous on its outskirts, old Bennington is absolutely beautiful with lots of historical sites as well as North Bennington not being  More

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Reviews for Bryson City    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Bryson Citys landscape is beautiful. Lush green with streams and a few waterfalls thrown in. Temperature is mild with summers in the upper 80s and low 90s but humidity  More

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Over 18 years ago

My wife and I started taking vacations to Bryson City a few years ago. We now make a couple stops per year there and have met some interesting folks. There are many  More

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