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Oxford, MS vs New York, NY

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- Household income in New York, is 38% more than it is in Oxford and is 2% above the National Average.
- Oxford unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- New York unemployment rate is 11.2%.
 Oxford, MSNew York, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth50.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock10.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,070  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$70,663$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,429  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Oxford, MSNew York, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock13.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Oxford, MSNew York, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.1%1.2%
 Education, library12.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.9%13.1%
Reviews for Oxford    5 Reviews

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Over 4 years ago

While I know this isn’t a review, I am looking for some local insight! I am recent college graduate and looking for a fresh start to my career. I have lived in Chicago  More

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Over 17 years ago

We relocated to Oxford, MS from the Memphis, TN area. There are so many great things to say about Oxford but the low crime rate is at the top of the list! Coming from  More

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Over 18 years ago

It's not to say there is zero crime - but it's unlikely that could be said about any community. You might say it's definitely a secondary consideration in  More

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Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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