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Fort Collins, CO vs Normal, IL

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- Household income in Normal, is 20% less than it is in Fort Collins and is 18% below the National Average.
- Fort Collins unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Normal unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Fort Collins, CONormal, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth51.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,949  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,564$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,681  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Collins, CONormal, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Collins, CONormal, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.0%13.1%
Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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Reviews for Normal    5 Reviews

While not a perfect town by any stretch of the imagination, I have lived in Normal my entire life and I have to say that there are FAR worse places one could live. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

I would like to know more about the quality of education at Illinois State  More

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With relatively low crime, good schools and excellent access to higher education, Normal is a great place to raise a family. The city is trying to update its city center  More

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