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Frisco, TX vs Alpena, MI

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- Household income in Alpena, is 70% less than it is in Frisco and is 72% below the National Average.
- Frisco unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Alpena unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Frisco, TXAlpena, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth55.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$57,651  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$40,202$69,021
 Family Median Income$158,101  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Frisco, TXAlpena, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Frisco, TXAlpena, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance31.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.8%13.1%
Reviews for Frisco    23 Reviews

If I had to select a sister city that reminds me of Frisco, it would be Irvine California in the county of Orange. Super safe city, great police and school districts,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years, honestly, its the safest, most clean place in the USA. You just cant go wrong moving here. Many of the low rankings on this site are  More

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Amir · 
Over 3 years ago

Most overhyped city in the area. I wrote another post detailing this but wasn’t posted here for some reason. They purposely overhype the city through any means possible  More

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Reviews for Alpena    5 Reviews

One of the ten best places to visit in Michigan. I was born and raised in Michigan but now live in Seattle. I get back to Michigan frequently because my brother  More

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Over 12 years ago

Alpena is 740 ft above sea leval and gets 72 in. of snow every year. That's a good thing and Alpena is a winter wonderland for me . Clean and crisp with the lake frozen  More

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Alpena is a town for all ages, with plenty to do, more than one person could attend. I think the events are varied and offer something for everyone. The town is  More

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