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Normal, IL vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Fairfax, is 102% more than it is in Normal and is 42% above the National Average.
- Normal unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Fairfax unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Normal, ILFairfax, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,516  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$118,492$69,021
 Family Median Income$103,981  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Normal, ILFairfax, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock26.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Normal, ILFairfax, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock15.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.5%1.2%
 Education, library9.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.5%13.1%
Reviews for Normal    5 Reviews

While not a perfect town by any stretch of the imagination, I have lived in Normal my entire life and I have to say that there are FAR worse places one could live. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

I would like to know more about the quality of education at Illinois State  More

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With relatively low crime, good schools and excellent access to higher education, Normal is a great place to raise a family. The city is trying to update its city center  More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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