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Bryson City, NC vs Boone, NC

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- Household income in Boone, is 39% less than it is in Bryson City and is 179% below the National Average.
- Bryson City unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Boone unemployment rate is 3.4%.
 Bryson City, NCBoone, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,614  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$24,756$69,021
 Family Median Income$83,125  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bryson City, NCBoone, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock36.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bryson City, NCBoone, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library11.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology13.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement8.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock18.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock6.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.9%13.1%
Reviews for Bryson City    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Bryson Citys landscape is beautiful. Lush green with streams and a few waterfalls thrown in. Temperature is mild with summers in the upper 80s and low 90s but humidity  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I started taking vacations to Bryson City a few years ago. We now make a couple stops per year there and have met some interesting folks. There are many  More

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Reviews for Boone    15 Reviews

Not sure where they got the rents from. Maybe not updated as there is nowhere to rent in Boone. Unless a student and they are paying $1000+ for 1 bedroom/bath shared  More

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Over 11 years ago

Boone and the High Country's climate is unique to North Carolina and the Southeast. It's cool summers and snowy winters are much more comparable to places much farther  More

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The area is beautiful - living in the Blue Ridge Mountains is gorgeous. But .. the views don't pay the bills. Housing is overpriced. You are better off living  More

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