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Grand Rapids, MN vs Cambridge, MN

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- Household income in Cambridge, is 13% more than it is in Grand Rapids and is 19% below the National Average.
- Grand Rapids unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Cambridge unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Grand Rapids, MNCambridge, MNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,738  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$57,969$69,021
 Family Median Income$75,426  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Grand Rapids, MNCambridge, MNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Grand Rapids, MNCambridge, MNUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.5%13.1%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have lived in Grand Rapids my entire life. (43 years) I always feel safe here. We don't lock our house when we leave during the day. We only lock it at night. My  More

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Grand Rapids is my hometown being born here in 1961. Here's the long and short of it. I love it in the summer. I hate the winter. Winters are long, gray and hard.   More

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Reviews for Cambridge    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've been visiting the city for the last 8 years. What I love is the country feel so close to the Twin  More

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Over 15 years ago

cambridge is small but growing in size... There school district is not good. not a big fan. i like the basketball coaches but the football coaches dont know what there  More

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Over 16 years ago

Amongst the high taxes and poor services, the corrupt police now deem it their responsibility to enforce home owner association style rules and tactics against its  More

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