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Fort Smith, AR vs Canon City, CO

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- Household income in Canon City, is 10% more than it is in Fort Smith and is 31% below the National Average.
- Fort Smith unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Canon City unemployment rate is 8.4%.
 Fort Smith, ARCanon City, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,273  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,648$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,910  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fort Smith, ARCanon City, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fort Smith, ARCanon City, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.8%13.1%
Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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Reviews for Canon City    9 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

While most of the rest of the front range of Colorado has seen very large housing price increases over the last 4 years, the same cannot be said of Canon City. In  More

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I'm looking to relocate there and wondering how the schools are? I have two children, one in elementary and one in high school, so looking for decent schools for  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anyone with firsthand stories of canon city corruption go to facebook and do a search for CanonCityColoradoCorruption and tell your story. God save the good people of  More

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