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Miami, FL vs Van Buren, AR

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- Household income in Van Buren, is 8% more than it is in Miami and is 34% below the National Average.
- Miami unemployment rate is 8.3%.
- Van Buren unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Miami, FLVan Buren, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,295  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$51,561$69,021
 Family Median Income$51,625  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Miami, FLVan Buren, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Miami, FLVan Buren, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.9%13.1%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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Reviews for Van Buren    2 Reviews

We moved to Arkansas (and to Van Buren) 4 years ago from the metro Houston, Texas area. We were sick of the traffic and crime that comes with living in a large city.   More

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Over 19 years ago

I don't like Arkansas. It's pretty, but the pay sucks. Taxes are very high, and so are  More

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