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Raton, NM vs Alamogordo, NM

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Highlights
- Household income in Alamogordo, is 34% more than it is in Raton and is 50% below the National Average.
- Raton unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Alamogordo unemployment rate is 7.0%.

Economy
 Raton, NMAlamogordo, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.1%7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.6%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth9.9%23.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.9%4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,939$26,834$37,638
 Household Income$34,233$46,026$69,021
 Family Median Income$42,297$60,674$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Raton, NMAlamogordo, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K18.3%11.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.7%5.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K19.9%14.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.5%11.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.2%11.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%6.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.4%11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.5%12.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.7%9.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%3.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.2%2.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Raton, NMAlamogordo, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.2%15.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.9%2.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%1.8%1.8%
 Legal1.0%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library2.7%7.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.3%4.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.4%6.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%2.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.6%6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.7%2.0%3.6%
 Personal care4.8%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.5%23.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.2%12.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.1%10.3%13.1%

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Reviews for Raton    4 Reviews

Despite the unfortunate experience of one family that wrote three different reviews, Raton if the smart choice for both affordability and the relaxed lifestyle of a  More

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Wow when I moved here I thought what a beautiful place to live, until I heard the second and third graders swearing at each other at the bus stop and broke up three  More

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Well Raton does. The teacher's do not have a dress code. Yet the students are not allowed to wear headband's in the middle school or hoodies. I guess some students were  More

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Reviews for Alamogordo    14 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I am originally from Alamogordo, and moved away about 9 years ago. We are now seriously considering on moving back to this little small town. After being away in a  More

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Over 10 years ago

The school system in Alamogordo NM is terrible. The high school here has the highest GRADS program in the state which is teen moms dual enrolled. They do no offer  More

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Over 12 years ago

I've lived in Alamogordo for two years now after living in Tacoma, Washington (too much rain, too much crime) for 20 years. Generally, it's a nice little conservative  More

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