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Cleveland, OH vs St. Louis, MO

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Highlights
- Household income in St. Louis, is 45% more than it is in Cleveland and is 42% below the National Average.
- Cleveland unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- St. Louis unemployment rate is 6.3%.

Economy
 Cleveland, OHSt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.8%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.4%23.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%9.7%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.5%6.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,415$33,326$37,638
 Household Income$33,678$48,751$69,021
 Family Median Income$42,107$66,192$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cleveland, OHSt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K25.4%17.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.7%5.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.2%10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.6%9.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.5%8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.9%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.7%10.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K7.0%12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.5%4.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.9%4.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cleveland, OHSt. Louis, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.7%15.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.4%7.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%2.6%1.8%
 Legal1.0%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library4.1%6.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%3.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%8.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.5%4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.0%6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%18.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%4.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving18.0%11.3%13.1%

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Reviews for Cleveland    95 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I live in a suburb right outside of Cleveland. I fear Cleveland gets a bad wrap in many people eyes. Although many families moved to the area for steel and auto  More

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I relocated to Cleveland 8 months ago from south of Columbus, OH. Having spent a lot of time in Columbus and central Ohio, I wanted to change. So I spontaneously decided  More

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Lived in Cleveland for 10 years. Loved it. Of course it has its issues, but there are a lot of great things about this city, and the people that live there should  More

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Reviews for St. Louis    113 Reviews

I'm 65 and lived here my entire life. Growing up in St. Louis I've learned there is a like to like about it. Lots of first class Hospitals and Doctors, LOTS of great  More

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This is an outsider's perspective on St. Louis. Sometimes a fresh perspective looking in from the outside is helpful. I don't live there as of this writing (Dec 22) but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have travelled extensively and have lived in several other cities around the country. I chose to live in St. Louis city because it has many big city amenities with an  More

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ZIPS IN CLEVELAND, OHIO
44102, 44111, 44109, 44105, 44120, 44128, 44135, 44106, 44108, 44104, 18 total
ZIPS IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
63116, 63118, 63109, 63139, 63111, 63108, 63104, 63112, 63115, 63110, 19 total

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