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Chester, PA vs Cumming, GA

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- Household income in Cumming, is 77% more than it is in Chester and is 9% below the National Average.
- Chester unemployment rate is 14.4%.
- Cumming unemployment rate is 2.5%.
 Chester, PACumming, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,568  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$63,438$69,021
 Family Median Income$42,168  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Chester, PACumming, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Chester, PACumming, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock14.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.7%13.1%
Reviews for Chester    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SMALL TOWN, THE TRANSPORTATION IS CONVENIENT FOR ALL MODES OR LINKS TO ALL AREAS OUTSIDE THE  More

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The people are the problem in Chester PA. Probably 97% of the poplulation abuses drugs. Many of the people that live there aide the drug dealers because they grew up  More

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25% of the population living below the poverty line, at times the drop out rate from the high school has been 50% (which explains why 25% of adults over 18 don't have a  More

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Reviews for Cumming    9 Reviews

My family moved to the Polo Fields in Cumming in 1999 on a job transfer and moved out of the area to return to WI in 2013. I commuted to Alpharetta, about 12 miles  More

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Over 9 years ago

I am thinking of moving to georgia,cumming from phila.I wanted to know about the jobs.I am a cna.also housing and good  More

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Over 12 years ago

We moved to Cumming, GA in 2012. It's growing rapidly and has a number of housing options for families of all sizes. Cost of living here is higher than the national  More

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