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High Rolls, NM vs Capitan, NM

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- Household income in Capitan, is 24% less than it is in High Rolls and is 49% below the National Average.
- High Rolls unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Capitan unemployment rate is 8.8%.
 High Rolls, NMCapitan, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,158  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,179$69,021
 Family Median Income$78,839  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 High Rolls, NMCapitan, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K17.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock26.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K22.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 High Rolls, NMCapitan, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library23.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock20.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock14.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.8%13.1%
Reviews for High Rolls    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

High Rolls is inexpensive, friendly, beautiful and nestled in the stunning NM Sacramento Mountains. Its an easy drive to many fascinating natural wonders and it's a  More

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Reviews for Capitan    3 Reviews

I live a few miles outside Capitan in a beautiful rural area. I joined here only to be able to counter the extremely negative reviews published. Capitan is my market  More

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Over 7 years ago

The community is far from friendly and very trashy. Village government is twisted with an even more bizarre police department. Locals remind you "NM is a buyer beware  More

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Over 18 years ago

People who've lived in other places frequently comment on Capitan's great weather. Having lived here most of my life, I can't compare Capitan's climate to other places  More

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