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Blue Ridge, GA vs Cumming, GA

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- Household income in Cumming, is 112% more than it is in Blue Ridge and is 9% below the National Average.
- Blue Ridge unemployment rate is 2.8%.
- Cumming unemployment rate is 2.5%.
 Blue Ridge, GACumming, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth52.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,254  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$63,438$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,000  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Blue Ridge, GACumming, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K1.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Blue Ridge, GACumming, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock14.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.7%13.1%
Reviews for Blue Ridge    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

One of Georgia's best kept secrets, unless you are an Artist or crafter. Beautiful little town, with scads of appeal for tourists and art lovers. It is a good ways away  More

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Over 10 years ago

Quaint yet very nice variety of shops and restaurants, the county (Fannin) is heavily forested with hills and mountains for recreation, climate of weather is usually  More

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Blue Ridge is nestled in the mountains and has a lovely downtown area for those who love to shop. Watercraft and tubing is all here. Fun area with lots of festivals  More

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Reviews for Cumming    9 Reviews

My family moved to the Polo Fields in Cumming in 1999 on a job transfer and moved out of the area to return to WI in 2013. I commuted to Alpharetta, about 12 miles  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am thinking of moving to georgia,cumming from phila.I wanted to know about the jobs.I am a cna.also housing and good  More

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Over 12 years ago

We moved to Cumming, GA in 2012. It's growing rapidly and has a number of housing options for families of all sizes. Cost of living here is higher than the national  More

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