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Durham, NC vs Niagara Falls, NY

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- Household income in Niagara Falls, is 35% less than it is in Durham and is 59% below the National Average.
- Durham unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Niagara Falls unemployment rate is 9.8%.
 Durham, NCNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,496  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,336$69,021
 Family Median Income$89,399  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Durham, NCNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Durham, NCNiagara Falls, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library9.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.5%13.1%
Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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Reviews for Niagara Falls    6 Reviews

Niagara Falls is a place where we are careful about saying ‘things are looking up’ because we’ve said that before and whatever big project promised falls through or just  More

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Over 15 years ago

Niagara Falls has very high crime and a steady increase in gang activity. Unemployment is very high, there is a lot of pollution and winters are too long. The falls  More

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Niagara Falls is plagued by contamination for radioactive waste and dumping, high crime high taxes and corrupt politicians. One would figure that a smaller town  More

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