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Newnan, GA vs Ashland, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Ashland, is 22% less than it is in Newnan and is 24% below the National Average.
- Newnan unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Ashland unemployment rate is 3.9%.
 Newnan, GAAshland, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,296  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$55,521$69,021
 Family Median Income$90,472  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Newnan, GAAshland, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock15.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Newnan, GAAshland, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.3%13.1%
Reviews for Newnan    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Nice place to live  More

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I grew up in large and small cities overseas as a government 'brat' and also spent more than 10 years on the West Coast in Portland, OR. I moved to Newnan 11 years ago  More

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Over 19 years ago

We have lived in Newnan for over a year, and I am amazed at how much it has grown. The people are very friendly, and everything you need is pretty much in one general  More

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Reviews for Ashland    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Ashland Is by far the best place to live without Living In the city of richmond yes the housing is more but its safer and has THE BEST SCHOOL IN VA. My brother loves his  More

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Where to begin: With a kid in college in this town I have access to all the good and bad opinions. Have you ever heard of Homemades By Suzanne? Great Deli for eat in  More

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Ashland is built around an excellent small liberal arts college, Randolph-Macon College. The school enjoys a great reputation with both Richmond and D.C. offering  More

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