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Chattanooga, TN vs Rock Island, IL

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- Household income in Rock Island, is 1% more than it is in Chattanooga and is 35% below the National Average.
- Chattanooga unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Rock Island unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Chattanooga, TNRock Island, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.6%6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.8%2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.5%25.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%8.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,080$27,606$37,638
 Household Income$50,437$50,965$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,645$64,471$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Chattanooga, TNRock Island, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.2%15.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%4.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.5%10.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.2%10.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.2%8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%10.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.0%11.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.4%12.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.6%3.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.8%2.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Chattanooga, TNRock Island, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.9%12.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.8%3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%1.6%1.8%
 Legal1.0%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%5.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.0%4.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.5%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.3%7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%4.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%21.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%6.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.1%21.1%13.1%
Reviews for Chattanooga    60 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved to Chattanooga from the San Francisco Bay area. It was a hard one but after losing much in the 2017, 2018, 2019 annual wildfire festival of California I got tired  More

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I feel like the crime in Chattanooga gets glossed over in most reviews. Lived here virtually my entire life and I will truly miss the golden sunrises against the  More

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I live in nearby Cleveland TN where I have lived for 20 years. I like to shop and visit Chattanooga as there is a lot to do but they do have a very high crime rate.   More

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Reviews for Rock Island    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Poor school system 3. Not much to  More

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Rock Island has a varied background and contains many cultural and historic areas. It has been improving its school system and is in a metropolitan area which contains  More

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Over 18 years ago

I just moved here for work one year ago. Moving from San Francisco here was a shock but ultimatelly good. The community is a typical midwestern small town. It is part  More

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