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Bennington, VT vs Saranac Lake, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in Saranac Lake, is 6% more than it is in Bennington and is 26% below the National Average.
- Bennington unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Saranac Lake unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Bennington, VTSaranac Lake, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.2%0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.9%23.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.6%6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,060$34,159$37,638
 Household Income$51,851$54,813$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,269$84,545$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bennington, VTSaranac Lake, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.4%14.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%3.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.6%10.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.0%4.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.5%6.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%15.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.0%7.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.4%14.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.1%15.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.3%4.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.4%2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bennington, VTSaranac Lake, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.5%8.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.8%3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services5.6%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library8.7%12.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.3%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.1%5.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.6%4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.2%2.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.2%9.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%7.1%3.6%
 Personal care6.8%4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%24.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%5.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.8%8.3%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 Saranac Lake    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Saranac Lake is small but great. Great people, decent shopping, with good housing, it's great place to live, if you love the outdoors. It's cold....really cold in the  More

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Over 15 years ago

Saranac Lake is not only chilly but a great place to live. Dr. E.L. Trudeau knew what he was doing when he took a breath of this cold, crisp air way  More

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Small time living in a pristine environment of the Adirondack Park. Year-round theatre, good school system, postsecondary education, world-class research institution  More

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