2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Queen Creek, AZ vs Roanoke, VA

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- Household income in Roanoke, is 57% less than it is in Queen Creek and is 42% below the National Average.
- Queen Creek unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Roanoke unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Queen Creek, AZRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.8%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.9%30.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,634$30,379$37,638
 Household Income$111,743$48,476$69,021
 Family Median Income$117,733$60,659$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Queen Creek, AZRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.3%15.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%6.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.8%11.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.5%9.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.8%8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%9.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.1%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.9%10.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K25.8%11.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.7%3.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K15.6%4.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Queen Creek, AZRoanoke, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.4%13.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.6%4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%1.4%1.8%
 Legal1.9%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%4.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%7.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.4%3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.2%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%4.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.1%23.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.1%6.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.2%15.0%13.1%
Reviews for Queen Creek    14 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I am curious. My family and I reside in Alaska full time, but decided to try renting a winter home in the town of Maricopa. We were shocked as to how expensive the  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been in Queen Creek for almost 10 years. It's probably one of the cleanest communities I have lived in. After living in Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale, Denver, Atlanta  More

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I have been in Queen Creek for almost 10 years. It's probably one of the cleanest communities I have ever lived in. After living in Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale, Denver,  More

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Reviews for Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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