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Providence, RI vs Miami Beach, FL

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- Household income in Miami Beach, is 6% more than it is in Providence and is 17% below the National Average.
- Providence unemployment rate is 8.6%.
- Miami Beach unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Providence, RIMiami Beach, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,757  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$59,162$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,461  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Providence, RIMiami Beach, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock12.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Providence, RIMiami Beach, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.4%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 Miami Beach    15 Reviews

I like it cause its walkable. Bert in general doesn't know much and the biggest problem in Miami Beach is rising oceans. Just Google that. Its a nice place to visit  More

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Over 9 years ago

Great place to live, eat and spend holidays with  More

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Over 10 years ago

Life here are extremely expensive, I lived here 1 year ago, and this's my opinion, bad things, the parking are the worst in Miami Area, there are no space, a lot of  More

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