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Burlington, VT vs Steamboat Springs, CO

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- Household income in Steamboat Springs, is 36% more than it is in Burlington and is 14% above the National Average.
- Burlington unemployment rate is 3.2%.
- Steamboat Springs unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 Burlington, VTSteamboat Springs, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,054  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$80,660$69,021
 Family Median Income$100,901  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Burlington, VTSteamboat Springs, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock16.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Burlington, VTSteamboat Springs, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.9%13.1%
Reviews for Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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Reviews for Steamboat Springs    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I moved here a year ago now and I love it. I've lived all over the East Coast to date the best all around place I've lived has been Asheville North Carolina albeit until  More

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Over 14 years ago

steamboat is an excellent example of small town living. help and support when you are in need. family, community, recreation. all here for enjoying. give to the  More

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Over 15 years ago

Hey, I lived in Steamboat breifly nice town. My brother lived there 15 years. The outdoors are awesome in that area. Hunting, skiing, kayaking, fishing, etc.. The  More

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