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Joplin, MO vs Roswell, GA

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- Household income in Roswell, is 137% more than it is in Joplin and is 38% above the National Average.
- Joplin unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- Roswell unemployment rate is 2.6%.
 Joplin, MORoswell, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.0%2.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.6%2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.8%44.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.4%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,158$58,074$37,638
 Household Income$46,849$111,214$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,419$136,145$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Joplin, MORoswell, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.9%3.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%1.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.5%5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.0%5.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.3%4.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.7%6.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.6%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.8%9.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.2%19.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.3%11.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.1%23.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Joplin, MORoswell, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.2%29.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.0%9.2%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%4.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.0%0.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%0.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.2%4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%20.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%5.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.8%7.5%13.1%
Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 9 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 11 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 7 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 7 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  More

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