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Farmington, CT vs Kankakee, IL

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Highlights
- Household income in Kankakee, is 64% less than it is in Farmington and is 78% below the National Average.
- Farmington unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Kankakee unemployment rate is 11.8%.

Economy
 Farmington, CTKankakee, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.2%11.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%5.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.7%36.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%6.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$59,213$21,134$37,638
 Household Income$106,773$38,869$69,021
 Family Median Income$135,084$43,296$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Farmington, CTKankakee, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.6%20.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%5.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.3%14.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.3%10.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.0%6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%6.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.7%12.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%10.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.8%9.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.9%2.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K20.4%0.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Farmington, CTKankakee, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.2%6.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.7%1.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%5.0%1.8%
 Legal1.7%0.4%1.2%
 Education, library8.4%3.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.0%0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.1%4.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%4.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.7%8.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%4.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.0%17.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%1.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.0%6.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.6%28.9%13.1%

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Reviews for Farmington    4 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

housing medium cost for Northeast; all other costs  More

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Over 14 years ago

....that there isn't more reasonably priced homes in Farmington because it really is a great town to live in. It's small enough to feel like you know people, but big  More

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If you work in the health insurance industry, and have school-age kids, this is a great place. The liberal, progressive culture is also a plus (to some  More

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Reviews for Kankakee    5 Reviews

Kankakee was always a blue-collar city. My father had a business, and now I carry it on. That's the only reason I live in Kankakee anymore. Forty years ago, the  More

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Honestly, quite depressing. The people are rude, the place is very unkept - not sure if they have a City Planner or if they really understand the concept. Even the  More

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Moved here from AR 19 months ago. This is the most depressing area I've ever been to and I have been in almost all 50 States - big City and small (this includes all  More

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