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Lake Placid, NY vs Crested Butte, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Crested Butte, is 38% more than it is in Lake Placid and is 7% below the National Average.
- Lake Placid unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Crested Butte unemployment rate is 4.7%.

Economy
 Lake Placid, NYCrested Butte, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.8%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%4.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.8%57.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%4.9%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,972$47,090$37,638
 Household Income$47,050$64,714$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,958$130,278$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake Placid, NYCrested Butte, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.8%2.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%1.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K15.2%5.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.3%16.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.1%4.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.1%14.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.6%10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.1%10.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.0%14.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%8.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.0%10.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake Placid, NYCrested Butte, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.6%25.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.8%5.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library2.1%3.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%6.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.1%1.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.0%1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving17.1%9.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.0%2.1%3.6%
 Personal care1.9%3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support33.9%24.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.9%2.8%13.1%

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Crested Butte is literally hell on earth. I can't imagine WHY anybody would want to come here. Do yourself a favor - stay in California and Texas.  More

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Over 10 years ago

First of all, we are sick and tired of the report that there are 1,500 people in Crested Butte. Maybe in the "town limits" which is a small area. There is CB South,  More

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Over 16 years ago

My husband and I own a second home in CB. We bought it the very first time we came to this little town. It is truly an undiscovered gem - like Aspen before it became  More

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