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New Bern, NC vs Greenville, SC

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- Household income in Greenville, is 32% more than it is in New Bern and is 14% below the National Average.
- New Bern unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Greenville unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 New Bern, NCGreenville, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,039  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$60,388$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,723  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 New Bern, NCGreenville, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock11.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 New Bern, NCGreenville, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.8%13.1%
Reviews for New Bern    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

New Bern is a nice quiet town. The people are very nice. The cost of living is low which would be great if you are retiring from a big city. There is always a place eat,  More

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I’ve lived here for my hole Life I’m 12 and I just wanna say if u what snow every xmas and on Xmas don’t come here bc u won’t get it. Now if u want a very hot summer  More

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Over 5 years ago

My wife and I spent a week here and found it to be an enjoyable area. I have been looking to move to NC for a while now and I think this trip talked her into it.  More

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Reviews for Greenville    94 Reviews

My wife and I were prospecting Greenville, looking for work and a place to raise our son and grow our family. There's nothing inherently wrong with Greenville. The  More

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Over 3 years ago

Thinking of moving there from Fl. The country and the mountains are the only place to be. Country southerners are God's people. I just hope all the liberal devils get  More

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I have been reading all the negative reviews on Greenville on this site because, as a SC native, I was curious as to why it only had a 2 star average rating from over 90  More

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