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Prospect, KY vs Roswell, GA

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Highlights
- Household income in Roswell, is 31% less than it is in Prospect and is 38% above the National Average.
- Prospect unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Roswell unemployment rate is 2.6%.
 Prospect, KYRoswell, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$95,767  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$111,214$69,021
 Family Median Income$195,679  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Prospect, KYRoswell, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock23.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Prospect, KYRoswell, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance37.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology14.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair0.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.5%13.1%
Reviews for Prospect    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Although housing is more expensive than most other cities in Kentucky, as are the real estate taxes it is worth it for the piece of mind and the great schools. Otherwise  More

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Quick response to what was posted. I would say her post is inaccurate except for the part about taxes. People are friendlier and more laid back than the people up  More

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Everything is relative as the saying goes, but we transplanted here from Germantown, TN (which we loved)to Prospect, KY (suburb of Louisville). We find the people are  More

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Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 8 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 8 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  More

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