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Mountain Home, AR vs North Aurora, IL

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- Household income in North Aurora, is 116% more than it is in Mountain Home and is 22% above the National Average.
- Mountain Home unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- North Aurora unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Mountain Home, ARNorth Aurora, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,693  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$88,727$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,489  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mountain Home, ARNorth Aurora, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K13.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock14.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mountain Home, ARNorth Aurora, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.0%6.5%
 Community, social services5.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.3%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 North Aurora    6 Reviews

North Aurora is a small town, with many new houses built at the same time. Schneider Elementary school has a great staff, nice education with Illinois Institute of Math  More

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Since North Aurora is a small city with many new houses built at the same time, it's a close-knit community. Schneider school is excellent with friendly staff. There's  More

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Over 13 years ago

Though it is a small community (about 16,000), North Aurora is spread over a relatively large area. Getting around within neighborhoods on foot or bicycle is safe,  More

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