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Payson, AZ vs Missoula, MT

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Highlights
- Household income in Missoula, is 6% less than it is in Payson and is 27% below the National Average.
- Payson unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Missoula unemployment rate is 4.4%.

Economy
 Payson, AZMissoula, MTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.7%4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.0%33.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.6%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,446$36,010$37,638
 Household Income$58,109$54,423$69,021
 Family Median Income$69,701$82,930$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Payson, AZMissoula, MTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.9%12.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%3.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.1%10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.6%10.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.8%9.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.8%6.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.9%10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%11.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.5%13.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%5.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.8%5.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Payson, AZMissoula, MTUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.4%13.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.4%6.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%1.9%1.8%
 Legal0.2%2.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%5.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving12.7%9.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.3%22.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.1%6.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.3%8.7%13.1%

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Reviews for Payson    15 Reviews

We have lived in Payson for over 5 years and love it. It has two large grocery stores, a Walmart, Home Depot, a dozen thrift/ treasure shops, more local shops than we  More

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Over 5 years ago

Payson is a wonderful town especially for retired people and people that want a slower pace... Lots of outdoor activities  More

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Over 5 years ago

I've lived in Payson for 25 years, thank god I worked out of town. There is a saying GO TO PAYSON ON VACATION GO HOME ON PROBATION TURN IN THREE YOU GO  More

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Reviews for Missoula    48 Reviews

I've lived here for 10 years and my view of the city has turned as we (barely) managed to buy a home, started a family, and the blight of homelessness has escalated out  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived here for 6 years, and it never got any easier to live, I'm a Native American, these people her look down on us, I have been put in jail for sitting in a parking  More

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I have lived in Missoula on and off for the last 30 years, but consistently for the last 12. I met my wife and had my kids here. My father and my wife's entire family  More

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85541
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59801 59808 59802 59803

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