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Missoula, MT vs Blanding, UT

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Highlights
- Household income in Blanding, is 14% more than it is in Missoula and is 11% below the National Average.
- Missoula unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Blanding unemployment rate is 7.0%.
 Missoula, MTBlanding, UTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,010  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$61,952$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,930  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Missoula, MTBlanding, UTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock18.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Missoula, MTBlanding, UTUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.9%13.1%
Reviews for Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  More

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Reviews for Blanding    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

NONE!  More

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As a resident here I hate to say some of the truths about this town. First is gas prices. Every gas station in town has the same prices. It is said there is a monopoly  More

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