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New Smyrna Beach, FL vs Boca Raton, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Boca Raton, is 36% more than it is in New Smyrna Beach and is 23% above the National Average.
- New Smyrna Beach unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Boca Raton unemployment rate is 3.9%.
 New Smyrna Beach, FLBoca Raton, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.9%43.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,948$63,095$37,638
 Household Income$66,159$89,776$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,735$120,732$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 New Smyrna Beach, FLBoca Raton, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.6%8.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%2.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.0%5.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%7.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.9%5.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%5.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.5%8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%10.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.6%16.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%9.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.2%19.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 New Smyrna Beach, FLBoca Raton, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.0%25.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.0%6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.7%2.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%7.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%5.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.1%1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.3%5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.0%2.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.2%26.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%3.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.7%4.0%13.1%
Reviews for New Smyrna Beach    7 Reviews

I am originally from CT. I moved to Estero ( near Naples, FL) in 2002. It was nice but there was barely any cool weather in the Winter. I was 40 when I moved there and  More

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Over 14 years ago

Houses are more here because of the coastline (beechside very expensive). Inlanf Florida offers better deals and lower  More

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Over 15 years ago

My wife and i are relocating the the east central coast of Florida very soon, most likely somewhere between Port Orange and Vero Beach. I just find it incredible that  More

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Reviews for Boca Raton    29 Reviews

Living here is like Paton Place. Also like Desperate Housewives or 90210. In the words its a terrible place to live. It's made up of predominantly New Yorkers and  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm new to the area and I like it so far. I was looking for a good Boca Raton Dentist an I found one for a Dental Fix Awesome  More

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Over 11 years ago

Health Care is  More

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