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Foster, RI vs Cottage Grove, OR

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- Household income in Cottage Grove, is 47% less than it is in Foster and is 30% below the National Average.
- Foster unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Cottage Grove unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Foster, RICottage Grove, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,382  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,994$69,021
 Family Median Income$118,000  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Foster, RICottage Grove, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Foster, RICottage Grove, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.1%1.2%
 Education, library13.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock4.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.4%13.1%
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Reviews for Cottage Grove    2 Reviews

Cottage Grove vicinity, not the city of. The area is beautiful. There are a lot of accessible parks, trails, and the like. The spring and fall are the best  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have thought about moving here but would like some feedback on the quality of life here and whether or not it is a good place to  More

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