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Branson, MO vs St. Maries, ID

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- Household income in St. Maries, is 3% less than it is in Branson and is 56% below the National Average.
- Branson unemployment rate is 9.1%.
- St. Maries unemployment rate is 7.2%.
 Branson, MOSt. Maries, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,988  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,233$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,958  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Branson, MOSt. Maries, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Branson, MOSt. Maries, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock3.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.5%13.1%
Reviews for Branson    15 Reviews

Where do I begin... First and foremost, everything here is expensive. The rent is high! and YOU pay for water and sewer costs, most residents live in old, substandard  More

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Over 4 years ago

It’s expensive living and everything is outdated from condos to apartments, and even housing. Traffic is also during tourist months. I don’t recommend living here.  More

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Branson is in a beautiful part of the extreme northern Ozarks- that's the good. Crime, even tho the local Govt tries to act like it doesn't exist, drugs, & Traffic are  More

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Reviews for St. Maries    6 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

After spending some time in North Idaho we decided to settle down in Saint Maries. It's a reasonable commute to Coeur d'Alene for my husband where he found a job as a  More

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Over 2 years ago

Was a little out of the way but I was promised that I wouldn't regret my visit, but that I had to go fishing so I guess that's a big thing there. I had a very nice time,  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here for over a year, very friendly people and don't have to deal with crowds or rude people. It's pretty much everything I expected when choosing to move to  More

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