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Katy, TX vs Syracuse, NY

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- Household income in Syracuse, is 65% less than it is in Katy and is 70% below the National Average.
- Katy unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Syracuse unemployment rate is 8.6%.
 Katy, TXSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,090  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$40,490$69,021
 Family Median Income$128,381  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Katy, TXSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock20.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Katy, TXSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.7%13.1%
Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. The  More

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Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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