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Lady Lake, FL vs St. Cloud, FL

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- Household income in St. Cloud, is 55% more than it is in Lady Lake and is 6% below the National Average.
- Lady Lake unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- St. Cloud unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Lady Lake, FLSt. Cloud, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth51.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,773  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,274$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,427  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lady Lake, FLSt. Cloud, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K16.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lady Lake, FLSt. Cloud, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library2.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support29.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.0%13.1%
Reviews for Lady Lake    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

A nothing town, only famous because of The Villages, which is a huge complex spread out into 3 counties. You can live in the town of Lady Lake and still visit and enjoy  More

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Lady Lake is a bedroom community to The Villages, one of the best over 55 years of age retirement communities in the country. The villages is currently approximately  More

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I'm pretty sure my opinion will be in the minority here since my interests are more cultural and intellectual than sports or "entertainment" oriented. I moved here in  More

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Reviews for St. Cloud    11 Reviews

Small town with big city crowds. This area is is choked with people and it’s just growing. But no infrastructure to go with it. We have long lines EVERYWHERE we go. Huge  More

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Carly McDonah comes to Godwin Realty with 10 years of experience in residential real estate, working with both buyers and sellers around the St. Cloud and Kissimmee  More

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I agree wholeheartedly with the opinion of the topic posted above mine. I used to live here over twenty years ago. I lived here for a few years and then left and did not  More

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