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Houston, TX vs Price, UT

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- Household income in Price, is 19% less than it is in Houston and is 52% below the National Average.
- Houston unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Price unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 Houston, TXPrice, UTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,578  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,429$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,946  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Houston, TXPrice, UTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Houston, TXPrice, UTUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.0%13.1%
Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 3 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Reviews for Price    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I just moved here from Arizona. Before that I lived in Layton and kaysville. I love it here! It's quiet, everything you need is literally minutes away. Hardly any  More

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I was here for a short time when I first came to Utah. I thought it was a nice city, with friendly people. People did wish me well, and it seemed peaceful and  More

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Over 11 years ago

A small town with all the benefits. An hour or less from almost anything you could need - shopping to boating , fishing to hiking you name it and all this with one of  More

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