2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Forest, VA vs Orlando, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Orlando, is 26% less than it is in Forest and is 17% below the National Average.
- Forest unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Orlando unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Forest, VAOrlando, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.3%3.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.1%51.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%6.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,989$36,596$37,638
 Household Income$80,000$58,968$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,831$67,231$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Forest, VAOrlando, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.3%11.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%4.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.1%10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.3%8.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.5%8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.6%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.3%11.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.7%13.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.9%6.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.8%8.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Forest, VAOrlando, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.5%17.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.0%6.4%6.5%
 Community, social services3.4%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.1%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library12.7%4.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.7%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.1%5.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.1%2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.1%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.1%7.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care1.3%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.1%24.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.2%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.1%11.5%13.1%
Reviews for Forest    1 Reviews

I moved to Forest a little over a year ago. I have to say that the peace and quiet agrees with me. I love the beautiful scenic view, the lack of crowds, and the  More

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Reviews for Orlando    237 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I made the decision to move to Orlando when I was 20. My father was a contractor so by then I'd lived in many different states & countries so I have a unique  More

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I have lived and worked in the Orlando area for more than 10 years. I really wish I could give Orlando two ratings because half the year it is wonderful and other half  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Orlando for 6 years. The environment, living costs, and housing costs are good. There are many fun places around Orlando. It's a good place to live in  More

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