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Raton, NM vs Brewer, ME

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- Household income in Brewer, is 48% more than it is in Raton and is 36% below the National Average.
- Raton unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Brewer unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Raton, NMBrewer, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth9.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,939  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,614$69,021
 Family Median Income$42,297  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Raton, NMBrewer, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Raton, NMBrewer, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.0%1.2%
 Education, library2.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.9%13.1%
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 Brewer    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

strong sense of community  More

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Over 15 years ago

Don't forget to go to the chinese buffet called (I think) the twin super buffet. It's the best chinese buffet north of  More

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Over 16 years ago

IT is cold with lots snow,(im not a cold,snow enthusiast) the spring has loads black flies and in the summer mosquitos that could carry you away,plus high  More

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