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Chattanooga, TN vs Salisbury, MD

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- Household income in Salisbury, is 4% less than it is in Chattanooga and is 43% below the National Average.
- Chattanooga unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Salisbury unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Chattanooga, TNSalisbury, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,080  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,310$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,645  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Chattanooga, TNSalisbury, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Chattanooga, TNSalisbury, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.7%13.1%
Reviews for Chattanooga    60 Reviews

Over 4 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 Salisbury    11 Reviews

Elijah · 
Over 5 years ago

I left Salisbury 5 years ago, but a year ago I had some business nearby, so I decides to visit Salisbury, MD for nostalgia’s sake, it was a big mistake. I’ll admit there  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in Salisbury for 10 years before leaving and It’s funny that people keep telling me that Salisbury has very little crime, and that it having high crime is made  More

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I am tired of hearing about salisbury having a "high violent crime rate" in these national reviews. It is inaccurate and damaging to property and business owners here.  More

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