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Grand Junction, CO vs Raleigh, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Raleigh, is 24% more than it is in Grand Junction and is 5% above the National Average.
- Grand Junction unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Raleigh unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Grand Junction, CORaleigh, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,353  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$72,996$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,965  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Grand Junction, CORaleigh, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Grand Junction, CORaleigh, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.2%13.1%
Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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Reviews for Raleigh    224 Reviews

I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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