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Carrboro, NC vs Coral Gables, FL

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- Household income in Coral Gables, is 48% more than it is in Carrboro and is 39% above the National Average.
- Carrboro unemployment rate is 3.2%.
- Coral Gables unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Carrboro, NCCoral Gables, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,407  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$113,623$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,654  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Carrboro, NCCoral Gables, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock27.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Carrboro, NCCoral Gables, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock6.8%1.2%
 Education, library21.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.9%13.1%
Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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Reviews for Coral Gables    7 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Housing is too  More

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I have lived in Florida, specifically, in Miami-Dade for about 18 years. Having found a glass ceiling up north due to my handicapping name (Guillermo, it could have been  More

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As Coral Gables City Founder George Merrick formulated the initial elements of his dream city in the 1920's , he identified spacious park and open space locations,  More

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