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Custer, SD vs Miles City, MT

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Highlights
- Household income in Miles City, is 12% less than it is in Custer and is 27% below the National Average.
- Custer unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Miles City unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Custer, SDMiles City, MTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,418  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,265$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,981  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Custer, SDMiles City, MTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Custer, SDMiles City, MTUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.7%13.1%
Reviews for Custer    1 Reviews

We retired and moved to the country so I could live my dream of breeding horses. Country living takes a period of adjustment, but I love country living, and it would be  More

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Reviews for Miles City    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I grew up in Miles City and enjoyed the town. If you are looking for a small rural Cowboy town than this is your place. It is very safe and I thought the schools were  More

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Over 18 years ago

Miles City has great weather, lots of nature and is really relaxed and improving fast in regard to housing and what it offers. The only drawback is that you will not  More

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