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Columbia, MO vs Laramie, WY

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- Household income in Laramie, is 21% less than it is in Columbia and is 52% below the National Average.
- Columbia unemployment rate is 3.0%.
- Laramie unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Columbia, MOLaramie, WYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,784  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,299$69,021
 Family Median Income$88,210  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Columbia, MOLaramie, WYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Columbia, MOLaramie, WYUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library10.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.3%13.1%
Reviews for Columbia    41 Reviews

If you are an active person and love to be outdoors and go to college sporting events, Columbia is a great place to live! I run and bike and go to Mizzou events a lot. I  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've live in CoMo for 20 yrs. NOT sure about this state of the art water park??!! There are great parks but nothing else for families. NO zoo, museum, and definitely no  More

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I lived there for a year and hated every minute. Columbia reminded me of the San Francisco of the Midwest. It is overrun with homeless people. Law enforcement is  More

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Reviews for Laramie    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Out of all the places we have lived, Laramie is our favorite place we have lived. The locals are nice. Neighbors know each other. Neighbors help each other out. If you  More

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I have lived in Laramie for 35 years. It's true If you want malls and shopping this is not the place for you. There is not much high fashion here. Laramie is for people  More

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I no longer fear hell as I have now lived in Laramie for 2 years. Where to begin? The first thing I will mention is the ridiculous housing prices for what you are  More

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