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Mountain Home, AR vs Memphis, TN

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- Household income in Memphis, is 7% more than it is in Mountain Home and is 57% below the National Average.
- Mountain Home unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Memphis unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Mountain Home, ARMemphis, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,693  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,981$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,489  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mountain Home, ARMemphis, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mountain Home, ARMemphis, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services5.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.7%13.1%
Reviews for Mountain Home    14 Reviews

As for the haters- ANYONE should know something about ANY area before they jump in- if you do not do your research and purposely spend some time in any area before  More

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I lived in Mountain Home in the 60s ,70s, and part of the 80s. The biggest mistake I ever made was leaving there. I want to go back. We have smog, dirty air, fires from  More

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Over 7 years ago

First of all, let me head off some of the arguments that usually accompany critical reviews: the people who live here are for the most part, warm, welcoming, friendly  More

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Reviews for Memphis    148 Reviews

I was mugged my very first night in Memphis. They tried to take my iPhone. I was walking only a block from my house in a "safe" area, too.  More

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Memphis is a city with a history of civil rights, slavery , blues and rockn'roll music. It's a great place for a weekend getaway. This city has lots of great things to  More

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Over 5 years ago

Do you like being panhandled every 30 seconds? Love that cool ambiance of gangs? Are drugs your thing? Then you will love Memphis. Had good times here in the 90’s, the  More

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