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New Orleans, LA vs Warwick, RI

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- Household income in Warwick, is 69% more than it is in New Orleans and is 10% above the National Average.
- New Orleans unemployment rate is 11.0%.
- Warwick unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 New Orleans, LAWarwick, RIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,036  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$77,110$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,602  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 New Orleans, LAWarwick, RIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 New Orleans, LAWarwick, RIUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.6%13.1%
Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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 Warwick    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I currently live in Northern Warwick, and all I can say is the roads are horrible, its expensive to pay mortgage, and there are gangs. Abandoned buildings are a  More

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Over 13 years ago

I moved here 5 months ago from California for a job and I am loving it here. People are friendly, cost of living is better than in California, crime is low!  More

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On the overview of class room sizes that info is incorrect my son has 29 students in his class 6th grade last year in 5th grade he had 19 students never in the 5+ years  More

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