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Fort Mill, SC vs Salisbury, NC

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- Household income in Salisbury, is 63% less than it is in Fort Mill and is 55% below the National Average.
- Fort Mill unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Salisbury unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Fort Mill, SCSalisbury, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,187  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,656$69,021
 Family Median Income$132,363  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Mill, SCSalisbury, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Mill, SCSalisbury, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance30.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.0%13.1%
Reviews for Fort Mill    12 Reviews

I am from England and I visited Fort Mill to stay with family friends in 1981 and 1986. Although that was a long time ago I enjoyed meeting wonderful friendly people and  More

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Hello. We're thinking of moving to Fort Mill from NJ this summer. My youngest will be a sophomore in high school so the quality of the school system is paramount, as is  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived here two years and don't feel the school live up to the reviews. It is very crowded here and traffic is rough. The building never stops. The mayor is a  More

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Reviews for Salisbury    9 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

So we went to check out the area today as we consider buying nearby. I read all this crime stuff etc. I rolled through my potential hood and talked to a variety of  More

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A big thank you to Leanne for her candid, well written review. She saved us a lot of time and money. Salisbury is off our bucket list. Wonderful old houses, though. We  More

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The apparently bucolic town of Salisbury is set in a beautiful southern climate with lots of beautiful historic homes and huge old-growth oaks. Those charming  More

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