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Blacksburg, VA vs Greenville, NC

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- Household income in Greenville, is 1% more than it is in Blacksburg and is 57% below the National Average.
- Blacksburg unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- Greenville unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Blacksburg, VAGreenville, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.0%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.1%1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.1%32.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,865$28,424$37,638
 Household Income$43,804$44,064$69,021
 Family Median Income$107,279$64,356$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Blacksburg, VAGreenville, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K29.4%18.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.2%9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%12.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.0%10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.7%7.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.5%8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.5%11.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.8%9.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.1%4.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.8%4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Blacksburg, VAGreenville, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.5%11.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.2%5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.3%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library24.7%9.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.5%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.9%9.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.7%5.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.2%9.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care4.6%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.0%20.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.6%3.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.1%13.4%13.1%
Reviews for Blacksburg    12 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Growing up I thought my city was the best thing since sliced bread. However, since moving to Blacksburg I have changed my tune. Amazing community and  More

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Over 13 years ago

Blacksburg is a very nice place overall, but like others has its pros and cons. It's a small, clean, quaint college town amid rural farmland and forested mountains. The  More

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Over 13 years ago

4 great seasons without  More

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Reviews for Greenville    27 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Greenville is congested, dirty, drug and bug infested. Poverty levels rising because the elite in the city pool their resources to keep the housing prices extremely high  More

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Love this place, it's changed so much over the past 5 to 10 years and is growing in such a great direction. I can't wait to see how it grows in the years to come. Cost  More

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Over 8 years ago

absolutely avoid this place. I was (also) tricked to work at ECU unless someone thinks I am dumb enough to willfully drive 953 miles away from a vested position for a  More

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