2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Questa, NM vs Athens, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Athens, is 21% less than it is in Questa and is 51% below the National Average.
- Questa unemployment rate is 10.5%.
- Athens unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Questa, NMAthens, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,581  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,625$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,295  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Questa, NMAthens, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K16.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K22.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Questa, NMAthens, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance19.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support10.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair17.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.9%13.1%
Reviews for Questa    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Questa isn't an expensive place to live ... especially if compared to neighboring Red River and  More

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Questa is a very expensive place to live. Everything (housing, food and utilities) are too expensive. I would'nt recommend to any  More

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Reviews for Athens    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Athens is a beautiful east Texas town. It is clean and friendly, but no one gets in a hurry! The traffic light are terrible, you have to stop at every one. They have  More

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Athens is a charming and nice community. Its clean and well thought- out. It could use more industry...but, so could east Texas in general. A big plus, is that Athens  More

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