2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Missoula, MT vs Garner, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Garner, is 29% more than it is in Missoula and is 1% above the National Average.
- Missoula unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Garner unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Missoula, MTGarner, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.4%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.0%46.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.9%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,010$36,163$37,638
 Household Income$54,423$70,007$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,930$91,214$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Missoula, MTGarner, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.5%5.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%1.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.7%7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.2%8.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.9%9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%9.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.5%11.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.4%12.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.7%20.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%6.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.7%6.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Missoula, MTGarner, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.9%23.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.6%10.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%1.5%1.8%
 Legal2.2%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%7.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.0%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%4.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.9%2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.9%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%2.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%20.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.4%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.7%7.5%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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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 Garner    3 Reviews

One of the best areas in the Triangle Region of North Carolina for cost effective housing. Since the RE bust in 2008 home prices have fallen across the country. The  More

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I moved here about a year ago from FL and love it. We chose Johnston County as opposed to Wake County due to the tax base and the schools. The cost of a home out here  More

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Hi. I currently live in Hollywood, Florida and truly love it; however, I've decided to return to Garner where I lived for 7 years. The grass is really not greener here.  More

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