2024 Compare Cities Economy:
New Orleans, LA vs Roswell, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Roswell, is 144% more than it is in New Orleans and is 38% above the National Average.
- New Orleans unemployment rate is 11.0%.
- Roswell unemployment rate is 2.6%.
 New Orleans, LARoswell, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate11.0%2.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.1%44.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.0%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,036$58,074$37,638
 Household Income$45,594$111,214$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,602$136,145$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 New Orleans, LARoswell, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K21.2%3.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%1.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.5%5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%5.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.7%4.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%6.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.2%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%9.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.8%19.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%11.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.1%23.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 New Orleans, LARoswell, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.9%29.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.7%9.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%1.3%1.8%
 Legal3.3%1.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.6%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%4.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.9%0.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%0.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.9%4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.0%20.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%5.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.2%7.5%13.1%
Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 7 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 7 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  More

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