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Chapel Hill, NC vs Berea, KY

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- Household income in Berea, is 35% less than it is in Chapel Hill and is 38% below the National Average.
- Chapel Hill unemployment rate is 3.2%.
- Berea unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Chapel Hill, NCBerea, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,029  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$49,974$69,021
 Family Median Income$153,588  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Chapel Hill, NCBerea, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Chapel Hill, NCBerea, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library15.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.1%13.1%
Reviews for Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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Reviews for Berea    3 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Berea is a great community and wonderful place to live. It is a small town atmosphere with beautiful mountains to hike and crafts to see. It is convenient to Lexington  More

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Over 19 years ago

Berea is a wonderful community were people greet you with a friendly smile. Located at exit 76 on I75 it is 45 minutes from Lexington Ky and 2 hrs out of Knoxville Tn.  More

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Over 19 years ago

berea is ok has a college, farming and decent  More

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