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Plano, TX vs Roswell, NM

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Highlights
- Household income in Roswell, is 54% less than it is in Plano and is 50% below the National Average.
- Plano unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Roswell unemployment rate is 8.0%.

Economy
 Plano, TXRoswell, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.5%8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.6%21.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,624$23,670$37,638
 Household Income$99,729$46,034$69,021
 Family Median Income$117,513$55,293$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Plano, TXRoswell, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.1%17.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%6.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.5%11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.5%8.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.2%10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%7.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.0%10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%10.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.8%10.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.6%4.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K17.5%3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Plano, TXRoswell, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.8%9.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science14.8%2.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%2.8%1.8%
 Legal1.3%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%7.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%6.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.4%6.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.0%6.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%21.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%2.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.4%7.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.7%15.3%13.1%

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Reviews for Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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Reviews for Roswell    17 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Fantastic. Love the fearless open minds and hearts. Stayed there 2 years, versatile U.S.  More

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Methamphetamine, poverty/crime and cockroaches/scorpions are rampant in Roswell! The climate is DRY & it’s difficult to grow anything but weeds!  More

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Over 5 years ago

My family & I moved here from Olympia, Washington. It's a really nice town, plenty of sunshine, southern hospitality, biggest city in Chaves County & ?? friendly.  More

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ZIPS IN PLANO, TEXAS
75025 75023 75074 75093 75024 75075
ZIPS IN ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO
88203 88201

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