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East Ridge, TN vs Canton, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Canton, is 36% more than it is in East Ridge and is 2% below the National Average.
- East Ridge unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Canton unemployment rate is 2.7%.
 East Ridge, TNCanton, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.8%2.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.8%2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.0%49.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,051$30,342$37,638
 Household Income$49,517$67,355$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,464$80,244$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 East Ridge, TNCanton, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.6%11.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.8%2.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.4%6.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.0%6.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.6%7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.7%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.8%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.5%17.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.2%15.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%9.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.7%5.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 East Ridge, TNCanton, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.1%17.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.6%3.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.6%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%6.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.9%2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.1%7.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%5.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.2%20.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.1%11.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.2%10.5%13.1%
Reviews for East Ridge    1 Reviews

Lived here almost 30 years. Biggest problem is corrupt police, they're worse than the criminals. They still believe in the good old boy Network. Not really much in East  More

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Reviews for Canton    9 Reviews

My husband and I moved here a year ago after having lived in South Florida for the better part of our lives. We are retired and love it up here. Property taxes and  More

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I lived there for almost 2 years and I loved it. Most of the places to shop for groceries and clothing are about a 10 minute walk. When I lived there the apartment I  More

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Over 11 years ago

Overall, this appears to be a nice affordable town with relatively low  More

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