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Leesburg, VA vs Waynesboro, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Waynesboro, is 59% less than it is in Leesburg and is 46% below the National Average.
- Leesburg unemployment rate is 3.7%.
- Waynesboro unemployment rate is 5.5%.

Economy
 Leesburg, VAWaynesboro, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.7%5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.1%36.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,675$29,222$37,638
 Household Income$116,350$47,238$69,021
 Family Median Income$133,660$65,619$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Leesburg, VAWaynesboro, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.5%13.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%6.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.5%13.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.4%9.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.2%9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%8.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.6%8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%13.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.3%9.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.5%5.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K23.7%3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Leesburg, VAWaynesboro, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.2%12.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.6%3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%4.0%1.8%
 Legal1.0%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.5%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%7.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.6%2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%3.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.3%4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%20.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.0%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.3%19.8%13.1%

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Reviews for Leesburg    17 Reviews

Leesburg has grown from a sleepy county seat to a super suburb with terrific parks & rec facilities, an outlet mall, great restaurants (many within the historic old town  More

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Leesburg and the surrounding Loudoun County have high real estate costs, but also high paying jobs/careers. We are close enough to a major metro area (DC) to enjoy all  More

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Over 9 years ago

Cost of living and the property taxes will kill  More

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Reviews for Waynesboro    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Thinking of living in Waynesboro. Really nice, friendly people and a great City to live in as long as you plan to stay. You'll be penalized for living there any time  More

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Don't know why it was given top ratings. Worse place ever!!!! They do not hire people over 40 and they claim to be veteran friendly but they aren't. I retired from the  More

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Over 5 years ago

Waynesboro is horrible dont move here! I been here unfortunately all my life im 29. People here suck old ppl scared to do the speed limit so traffic is jammed up during  More

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ZIPS IN LEESBURG, VIRGINIA
20176 20175
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22980

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