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Janesville, WI vs New York, NY

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- Household income in New York, is 12% more than it is in Janesville and is 2% above the National Average.
- Janesville unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- New York unemployment rate is 11.2%.
 Janesville, WINew York, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock10.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,136  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$70,663$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,762  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Janesville, WINew York, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock13.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Janesville, WINew York, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.9%13.1%
Reviews for Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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