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Hilton Head Island, SC vs Richmond, VA

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- Household income in Richmond, is 38% less than it is in Hilton Head Island and is 26% below the National Average.
- Hilton Head Island unemployment rate is 3.4%.
- Richmond unemployment rate is 7.1%.

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 Hilton Head Island, SCRichmond, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.4%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.6%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.7%37.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.0%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$61,752$38,132$37,638
 Household Income$87,884$54,795$69,021
 Family Median Income$113,515$72,604$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hilton Head Island, SCRichmond, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.8%14.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%5.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.5%9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.2%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.0%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.5%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.3%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.9%11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.9%5.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K19.4%7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hilton Head Island, SCRichmond, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.5%16.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.5%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%2.7%1.8%
 Legal2.1%1.9%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%6.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.0%3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.1%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%2.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving10.0%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.1%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.2%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.5%10.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 4 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 Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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ZIPS IN HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA
29926 29928
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23223, 23225, 23224, 23220, 23227, 23222, 23226, 23221, 23230, 23219, 11 total

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