2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Frisco, TX vs Melissa, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Melissa, is 5% less than it is in Frisco and is 46% above the National Average.
- Frisco unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Melissa unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Frisco, TXMelissa, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.9%5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth55.7%48.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$57,651$39,597$37,638
 Household Income$134,210$127,391$69,021
 Family Median Income$158,101$130,481$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Frisco, TXMelissa, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.1%6.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%0.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.7%0.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.5%5.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.2%6.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.3%3.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.8%6.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.2%12.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.7%23.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.9%21.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K27.5%14.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Frisco, TXMelissa, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance31.4%17.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science15.7%11.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%0.8%1.8%
 Legal1.3%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.9%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%10.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.9%0.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.1%4.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%2.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%30.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.6%4.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.7%2.3%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 2 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 2 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 Melissa    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 2008. It is a growing bedroom community. The city has a low crime rate and pretty good schools. The primary entertainment is High School sporting  More

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We moved here 2 years ago and have suffered nothing but hell. If you are not a plain, vanilla, ignorant, intolerant person, do not move here!  More

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Over 16 years ago

warm to hot summer. enough cold in winter to make you appreciate  More

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