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Frostburg, MD vs Harrisburg, PA

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- Household income in Harrisburg, is 0% more than it is in Frostburg and is 55% below the National Average.
- Frostburg unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Harrisburg unemployment rate is 13.4%.

Economy
 Frostburg, MDHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.9%13.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.1%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.6%21.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.8%4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,272$24,094$37,638
 Household Income$44,327$44,444$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,234$47,544$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Frostburg, MDHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K21.8%18.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.0%5.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.7%10.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.4%10.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.1%10.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%9.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.4%12.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%10.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.7%7.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.5%3.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.6%2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Frostburg, MDHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.2%14.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.6%5.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.4%3.1%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library10.3%3.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.3%1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%4.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%6.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving14.9%7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.0%6.0%3.6%
 Personal care0.3%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.5%21.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.5%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.4%2.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.5%17.5%13.1%

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Reviews for Frostburg    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

If you can tele-commute to work in a major city, and appreciate snowboarding, hiking, and kayaking close by, then this small college town (5k students) is a great place  More

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Reviews for Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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ZIPS IN FROSTBURG, MARYLAND
21532
ZIPS IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
17104 17103 17102 17101 17120

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