2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Franklin, NC vs Cortez, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Cortez, is 44% more than it is in Franklin and is 33% below the National Average.
- Franklin unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Cortez unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 Franklin, NCCortez, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.2%7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.4%42.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%7.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.3%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,593$24,833$37,638
 Household Income$36,158$51,924$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,647$63,115$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Franklin, NCCortez, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.8%11.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.6%11.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K20.8%6.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K17.0%12.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.4%5.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%9.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.9%14.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K6.4%14.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.8%2.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.4%2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Franklin, NCCortez, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.0%13.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.4%6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%2.6%1.8%
 Legal1.0%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library3.1%6.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.0%5.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.8%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%4.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving15.6%9.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance11.1%1.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%0.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.9%26.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.5%1.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.5%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.3%8.4%13.1%
Reviews for Franklin    4 Reviews

Great mountain town. Friendly people and lots to do.  More

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Over 9 years ago

I agree with some of the posts on here saying that Franklin is more than willing to take your money, but it's difficult to fit in if you 'aren't from around here, are  More

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Franklin will welcome you if you are a vacationer but move here and it is a whole different story. We are one of those families that would vacation here every year and  More

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Reviews for Cortez    6 Reviews

A digital nomad / nature lover's sunny, perfect weather paradise, at half the cost of touristy Durango. Cortez is Colorado's under-the-radar town that's mostly only  More

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I moved out to Cortez, Colorado after a 30 day trip around the US. Of all the places I visited, this was the place I deemed best to move for a multitude of reasons. It  More

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I've live on this area and cannot recommend it to anyone. Cortez and Montezuma county are horrible. School are bad. After meeting several local teachers I am surprised  More

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