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Bigfork, MT vs Alamosa, CO

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- Household income in Alamosa, is 43% less than it is in Bigfork and is 60% below the National Average.
- Bigfork unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Alamosa unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Bigfork, MTAlamosa, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,655  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,153$69,021
 Family Median Income$85,526  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bigfork, MTAlamosa, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock15.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bigfork, MTAlamosa, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.5%1.2%
 Education, library3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.8%13.1%
Reviews for Bigfork    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Artist village drawing pre-retirement and retirement individuals to the valley surrounded by the Swan Mountain Range. Provides boating on the largest fresh water lake  More

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With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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With the 2008 statistics in from our MLS, now is a good time for a recap of 2008. Though we are not suffering the identical market conditions of the large  More

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Reviews for Alamosa    5 Reviews

Rating 1 out of 5 This place is absolutely Crawling with meth and heroin addicts. They roam the streets, they constantly knock on your door asking for rides and money.  More

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If want to retire in a nice, quiet place where you can live in isolation, you have a steady stream of income from an outside source, you don't have anything valuable  More

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Over 12 years ago

Honestly Alamosa is probably the worst place ever..It sucks..Especially being African-American here..The people show signs of racism which is confusing to me seeing that  More

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