2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Portland, CT vs Queensbury, NY

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- Household income in Queensbury, is 23% less than it is in Portland and is 17% above the National Average.
- Portland unemployment rate is 7.0%.
- Queensbury unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Portland, CTQueensbury, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$49,120  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$82,949$69,021
 Family Median Income$129,003  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Portland, CTQueensbury, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Portland, CTQueensbury, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support28.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.8%13.1%
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Reviews for Queensbury    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived here since October 2021, and I can’t wait to leave. This place is beyond boring. There aren’t many stores, and the mall they have is a run-down ghost town.  More

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Don't take it for granted. I was born(1980) and raised in Queensbury til 1998. I thought that the Glens Falls area sucked until I moved to Manchester NH. At first it  More

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Over 12 years ago

New York is too  More

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