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Jacksonville, FL vs Corning, NY

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- Household income in Corning, is 9% less than it is in Jacksonville and is 30% below the National Average.
- Jacksonville unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Corning unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 Jacksonville, FLCorning, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,654  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,269$69,021
 Family Median Income$71,416  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Jacksonville, FLCorning, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Jacksonville, FLCorning, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock14.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.7%13.1%
Reviews for Jacksonville    174 Reviews

I moved from a small town in Ohio around four years ago, I was 24 years old. Now, at 28, my outlook about living here has changed. I have came to the conclusion, that,  More

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I’ve lived in Jacksonville for 12+ years(but visited on and off much longer). There’s things I love and things I hate and just like any place there are pros and cons.  More

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We have been investigating Jax for a while. It looks like the Southside, Baymeadows and the further East you get is great. Any thoughts on moving to those areas, pretty  More

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Reviews for Corning    4 Reviews

Corning NY is a scenic town and one that I enjoy living in. I graduated from college an hour west of Corning so friends and I frequented Corning often. It is a nice  More

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Over 16 years ago

Corning is a nice area in which to live. Unfortunately for me, I am single and the taxes are too high. I am sick of all the salt they put on the roads in winter. For  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have been in Corning for almost a year and I am counting the days until I can go home to Georgia! The people are rude and arrogant. The schools are way over  More

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