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Carbondale, IL vs Reno, NV

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- Household income in Reno, is 176% more than it is in Carbondale and is 2% below the National Average.
- Carbondale unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Reno unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Carbondale, ILReno, NVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,164  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$67,557$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,917  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Carbondale, ILReno, NVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Carbondale, ILReno, NVUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library19.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.5%13.1%
Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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Reviews for Reno    91 Reviews

K · Reno, NV

Pros: Absolutely beautiful. Lots to do outdoors. Lots of community events, live music, performing arts entertainment, street festivals, etc. Many areas are very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Yeah I moved here from the Midwest and wouldn’t ever go back. The weather, outdoor activities, closeness to national parks and the coast of California and Oregon are  More

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I was born and raised in San Jose, CA. Not when it was "silicon valley". I had to basically flee after my son was born, 20 years ago because I was drowning financially.  More

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