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Lake Orion, MI vs Fort Collins, CO

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- Household income in Fort Collins, is 20% less than it is in Lake Orion and is 5% above the National Average.
- Lake Orion unemployment rate is 3.5%.
- Fort Collins unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Lake Orion, MIFort Collins, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,576  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$72,932$69,021
 Family Median Income$114,818  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake Orion, MIFort Collins, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake Orion, MIFort Collins, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock11.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.8%13.1%
Reviews for Lake Orion    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Lake Orion, like many Michigan cities has a lot of beauty to it, obviously including the lakes, which there are several big and many small. I grew up here and if I  More

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We moved here from Ky 2 years ago. I absolutely love it, and outside of a job transfer, will never leave. The schools are exceptional, some of the highest test scores in  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Lake Orion three years ago from California and have been really pleased with this area. The people are very friendly and have embraced us well. Lake Orion is  More

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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