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Blue Ridge, GA vs Jackson, WY

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- Household income in Jackson, is 178% more than it is in Blue Ridge and is 17% above the National Average.
- Blue Ridge unemployment rate is 2.8%.
- Jackson unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Blue Ridge, GAJackson, WYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth52.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,254  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$83,289$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,000  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Blue Ridge, GAJackson, WYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K1.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Blue Ridge, GAJackson, WYUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.9%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 Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 4 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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