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Providence, RI vs Albany, OR

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- Household income in Albany, is 18% more than it is in Providence and is 5% below the National Average.
- Providence unemployment rate is 8.6%.
- Albany unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Providence, RIAlbany, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,757  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,587$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,461  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Providence, RIAlbany, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Providence, RIAlbany, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.6%13.1%
Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 10 years ago

I currently live in Rockford IL and just graduated college for broadcasting. I want to move out of this depressing, negative city and was thinking about Providence,  More

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And I've been to San Francisco and Seattle, so that's saying a lot. If you like pot, good for you, my annoyance is with all the people who smoke pot plainly in  More

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Reviews for Albany    25 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I only lived in Albany 1 year. But I found the weather to be quite Mild. The Housing more affordable than Corvallis. I was shocked to find that nearby Corvallis gets  More

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I've been living in Albany about 4.5 years. Moved up from Southern California to escape high home prices and the cost of living and clogged freeways. Now it's not sunny  More

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Over 5 years ago

Ten months and ongoing in Albany, from the SF Bay Area. Much less crime here, much quieter here, more courteous and sane drivers here by far. We have been able to  More

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