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Providence, RI vs Lansing, MI

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Highlights
- Household income in Lansing, is 17% less than it is in Providence and is 48% below the National Average.
- Providence unemployment rate is 8.6%.
- Lansing unemployment rate is 7.4%.
 Providence, RILansing, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.6%7.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.5%1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.6%32.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.8%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,757$25,939$37,638
 Household Income$55,787$46,570$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,461$57,853$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Providence, RILansing, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.8%14.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%5.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.5%11.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%11.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.9%11.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.6%11.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%12.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.0%9.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%2.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.0%1.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Providence, RILansing, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.6%12.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.2%6.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%2.2%1.8%
 Legal1.1%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%6.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.1%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%4.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.3%4.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.2%7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%4.7%3.6%
 Personal care4.0%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%19.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.9%5.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.5%18.1%13.1%
Reviews for Providence    19 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I think I hate this city more then my  More

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Over 8 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 Lansing    28 Reviews

I am in my fifth house in the greater Lansing area since relocating here in 1997 from the tri-city area (Midland/Bay City/Saginaw). Pros: people are friendlier here-  More

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I first moved to Lansing in the early 2000s for grad school @ MSU, went away and returned after several years. I must say, the area has improved VERY significantly  More

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This is a really nice place to live and people here are friendly there is a lot to do and a wide variety of different people and belief systems if you know where to look  More

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