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Greenville, NC vs Canton, OH

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- Household income in Canton, is 21% less than it is in Greenville and is 99% below the National Average.
- Greenville unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Canton unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Greenville, NCCanton, OHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,424  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$34,611$69,021
 Family Median Income$64,356  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Greenville, NCCanton, OHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock16.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Greenville, NCCanton, OHUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock21.7%13.1%
Reviews for Greenville    27 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Greenville is congested, dirty, drug and bug infested. Poverty levels rising because the elite in the city pool their resources to keep the housing prices extremely high  More

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Love this place, it's changed so much over the past 5 to 10 years and is growing in such a great direction. I can't wait to see how it grows in the years to come. Cost  More

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Over 9 years ago

absolutely avoid this place. I was (also) tricked to work at ECU unless someone thinks I am dumb enough to willfully drive 953 miles away from a vested position for a  More

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Reviews for Canton    18 Reviews

It is hard to discuss Canton without putting it into the larger context of Northeast Ohio(Cleveland/Akron/Canton) Canton itself has added a nice Arts district, miles  More

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Over 9 years ago

Grew up in Ohio, spent the first 25 years of life there and enjoyed. On the East Coast in Boston, MA now. It was a good place for a kid. If you have any ambition at  More

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Over 11 years ago

Canton, Oh is a rathole yes this place will suck the life out of you, yes there are plenty of prostitutes, drug dealers and users everything is true. Your chance of  More

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