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Longmont, CO vs Mount Vernon, WA

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- Household income in Mount Vernon, is 25% less than it is in Longmont and is 10% below the National Average.
- Longmont unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Mount Vernon unemployment rate is 7.2%.
 Longmont, COMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,963  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$62,706$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,992  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Longmont, COMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Longmont, COMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock5.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.6%13.1%
Reviews for Longmont    19 Reviews

I lived here for 4 years and it's pretty nice. It gets cold and stays cold for a good 8 months, but other than that I loved it. There are a lot of amenities. It is  More

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Over 6 years ago

I just move from other state to Longmont. In my opinion Longmont is one of the safest city in US which is have a low crime, its great city to raised family .Has a great  More

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Fantastic place to live. Four golf courses, many parks, 10 minutes to the foothills and 40 minutes from the Rockies, the location is hard to beat if you want to be 45  More

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Reviews for Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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