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Fairfax, VA vs The Woodlands, TX

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- Household income in The Woodlands, is 10% more than it is in Fairfax and is 47% above the National Average.
- Fairfax unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- The Woodlands unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 Fairfax, VAThe Woodlands, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$57,091  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$130,011$69,021
 Family Median Income$157,661  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fairfax, VAThe Woodlands, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock30.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fairfax, VAThe Woodlands, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock11.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.0%1.2%
 Education, library9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.0%13.1%
Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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Reviews for The Woodlands    25 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The Woodlands is like nowhere I've ever lived before. The neighborhoods are tucked away in woods and often very quiet. There are greenbelts and some amazing walking  More

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I moved to The Woodlands in 1993. Then it was a safe place to live and great place to raise children. Today however beautiful forest, restaurant's and shopping it's not  More

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Over 10 years ago

Some parents rave about the education system here but more and more parents are home schooling in our area. The ones that rave about it are the ones who are enjoying  More

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