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Colorado Springs, CO vs New Orleans, LA

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- Household income in New Orleans, is 37% less than it is in Colorado Springs and is 51% below the National Average.
- Colorado Springs unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- New Orleans unemployment rate is 11.0%.
 Colorado Springs, CONew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,979  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,594$69,021
 Family Median Income$86,333  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Colorado Springs, CONew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock21.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Colorado Springs, CONew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.2%13.1%
Reviews for Colorado Springs    199 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I grew up in Colorado Springs, left for the military, and moved back in 2008. It is not the same place I grew up in or what it was 15 years ago. High crime,  More

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Over 1 years ago

Moved here from san diego. All expenses went up with exception to gas. San diego may not have an affordable housing market, but with all others equal san diego is still  More

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Moved here in the summer from one of the hottest places on earth and my quality of life has gone up dramatically. I can walk outside, there are enormous mountains to  More

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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