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Hilton Head Island, SC vs Mentor, OH

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- Household income in Mentor, is 10% less than it is in Hilton Head Island and is 13% above the National Average.
- Hilton Head Island unemployment rate is 3.4%.
- Mentor unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Hilton Head Island, SCMentor, OHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$61,752  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$79,261$69,021
 Family Median Income$113,515  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hilton Head Island, SCMentor, OHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hilton Head Island, SCMentor, OHUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.3%13.1%
Reviews for Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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Reviews for Mentor    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

There are some things about Mentor that are great, the schools are very good and the people (generally) friendly. The biggest issue I have had with the city is the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Snows from about October or November until approximately mid-to-late March, though one year it snowed until nearly June! Used to have four distinct seasons, but now  More

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Over 18 years ago

The City of Mentor ranks 7th in the state of Ohio interms of the number of manufacturing firms, and 10th in terms of the number of individuals involved in manufacturing  More

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