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North Augusta, SC vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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- Household income in Hilton Head Island, is 22% more than it is in North Augusta and is 21% above the National Average.
- North Augusta unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Hilton Head Island unemployment rate is 3.4%.

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 North Augusta, SCHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.1%3.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.6%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.3%34.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.0%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,532$61,752$37,638
 Household Income$72,202$87,884$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,842$113,515$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 North Augusta, SCHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.8%4.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%2.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.9%8.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.7%7.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.5%6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%6.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.5%8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.6%11.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.2%14.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%9.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.4%19.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 North Augusta, SCHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.1%22.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.3%5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.4%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library6.5%4.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.9%6.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.8%1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%0.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.9%10.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%4.6%3.6%
 Personal care3.5%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.4%20.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.4%6.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.7%8.5%13.1%

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Reviews for North Augusta    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

After 6 years here, I can say this is not a good place to be. Mostly backwards, outdated thinking from anyone you encounter. People here are suspicious of outsiders and  More

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Over 4 years ago

I love living in North Augusta! We have a wonderful, tight knit in our small town. The river and riverfront are absolutely gorgeous and it's a great place to hike, walk,  More

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Over 15 years ago

Really like it here--lived in HHI before (WAY too expensive). Small town feel but with big city right across the river. Does have some of that small-town gossip going  More

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Reviews for Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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29841 29860
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29926 29928

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