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Boston, MA vs Tallahassee, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Tallahassee, is 40% less than it is in Boston and is 41% below the National Average.
- Boston unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Tallahassee unemployment rate is 5.1%.

Economy
 Boston, MATallahassee, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.2%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth4.3%2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.5%37.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%7.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.1%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,344$31,152$37,638
 Household Income$81,744$49,077$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,750$73,522$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Boston, MATallahassee, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.9%15.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%5.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.4%11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%10.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.2%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.9%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.0%9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%10.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.1%11.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.8%4.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K16.4%5.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Boston, MATallahassee, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.4%15.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.4%7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%2.5%1.8%
 Legal2.3%3.1%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%10.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.0%2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.7%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.7%7.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.1%23.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.4%4.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.4%6.7%13.1%

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Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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ZIPS IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
02124, 02128, 02135, 02130, 02127, 02125, 02136, 02131, 02115, 02126, 30 total
ZIPS IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
32303, 32304, 32312, 32309, 32301, 32308, 32311, 32305, 32310, 32317, 11 total

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