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Highland Park, TX vs Asheville, NC

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- Household income in Asheville, is 75% less than it is in Highland Park and is 19% below the National Average.
- Highland Park unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Asheville unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Highland Park, TXAsheville, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$159,337  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,193$69,021
 Family Median Income$250,001  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Highland Park, TXAsheville, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K1.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K3.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Highland Park, TXAsheville, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance43.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock5.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.1%13.1%
Reviews for Highland Park    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

We may have a job change and are looking for a great school for our Teenage son and safe neighborhood. We will be moving from California a coastal community, pricey too.  More

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I have owned my home here for about 8 years and I love beng there. If you like, city country living this is the place to  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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