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Cortland, NY vs Binghamton, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in Binghamton, is 23% less than it is in Cortland and is 77% below the National Average.
- Cortland unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Binghamton unemployment rate is 7.7%.

Economy
 Cortland, NYBinghamton, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.9%7.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.7%-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth18.1%18.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,744$27,784$37,638
 Household Income$50,697$39,012$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,745$51,257$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cortland, NYBinghamton, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.5%21.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%7.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.7%11.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.0%11.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.7%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.8%6.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.0%8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%10.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.0%9.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.3%3.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.6%3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cortland, NYBinghamton, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.3%11.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.8%4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%2.4%1.8%
 Legal0.5%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library9.2%11.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%6.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.4%6.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving15.0%9.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care4.5%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%20.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.2%4.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.3%11.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Cortland    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

i was born here and this city is like a real life pvp-enabled zone. god isnt watching  More

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Over 9 years ago

Cortland is a small town geographically right in the center of New York. The population is around 20K and has been the same for decades. Cortland is a typical small  More

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Over 17 years ago

I was born here (but grew up in Syracuse thank god) and moved back when I was a teen. Year after year the city goes downhill. It has went from a city with a trolley car  More

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Reviews for Binghamton    29 Reviews

Marg · 

Very cool place with loads of popular restaurants (some award winning), hiking, winter activities/sports, fishing, boating, central location -making it SO EASY for  More

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Over 3 years ago

I can't understand the strong negativity, at least not totally. I have been here for a while now and have been (years ago). Back in the big recession there were some  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in this area my whole life-all 23 years of it. Even in my lifetime about half the businesses I remember are now boarded up often with no replacements. So many  More

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ZIPS IN CORTLAND, NEW YORK
13045
ZIPS IN BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK
13905 13903 13904

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