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Leawood, KS vs Salina, KS

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- Household income in Salina, is 67% less than it is in Leawood and is 31% below the National Average.
- Leawood unemployment rate is 2.8%.
- Salina unemployment rate is 3.6%.
 Leawood, KSSalina, KSUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$98,840  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,702$69,021
 Family Median Income$186,591  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Leawood, KSSalina, KSUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Leawood, KSSalina, KSUnited States
 Management, business, finance35.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology13.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.8%13.1%
Reviews for Leawood    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We've lived here for 25 years. There aren't many places like it in the US. Many wonderful neighborhoods. Friendly people. Reasonable cost of living. Great weather (  More

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Over 9 years ago

I like how there is a variety of  More

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Over 14 years ago

I'm sorry to differ with you, but I have lived in Leawood for almost 7 years and have been miserable nearly every day. It's either 100 degrees or 10 below...not much in  More

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Reviews for Salina    6 Reviews

I moved here 3 years ago, because I wanted to raise my children in a small town. We lived in a big city with a lot of crime and the some kids were always in trouble. I  More

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Salina in some parts is so wild that there are animals, tutles and skunks I saw at night while dring a beer outside the market near Tony's Pizza factory ownd by the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I was there for almost a whole year. I stayed at the Salina Rescue Mission for free however nothing is really "free". Housing- Salina downtown purports to have cheap  More

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