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Boynton Beach, FL vs Richmond, VA

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- Household income in Richmond, is 10% less than it is in Boynton Beach and is 26% below the National Average.
- Boynton Beach unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Richmond unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Boynton Beach, FLRichmond, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,054  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,795$69,021
 Family Median Income$71,879  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Boynton Beach, FLRichmond, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Boynton Beach, FLRichmond, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.2%13.1%
Reviews for Boynton Beach    17 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

In Boynton Beach since three years. Loud and dirty, road are unsafe for bicyclists!  More

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I live in Boynton and every year it gets worse down here... The heat has been unbearable for months and the city is overcrowded! A simple errand can take much longer  More

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Over 10 years ago

The climate is not bad. Mild winters but hot and humid summers. Hurricanes, but no snow and ice storms. Cost of living is a little too high, as is population density.  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 4 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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