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Reidsville, NC vs Galax, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Galax, is 16% more than it is in Reidsville and is 73% below the National Average.
- Reidsville unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Galax unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Reidsville, NCGalax, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,427  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$39,808$69,021
 Family Median Income$43,313  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Reidsville, NCGalax, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Reidsville, NCGalax, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.7%13.1%
Reviews for Reidsville    3 Reviews

everyone is amicable here. much more relaxed than greensboro/winston, and everyone welcomes you. also a lot less traffic (and of course, less road rage). cost of  More

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everyone is amicable here. way less hustle and bustle than greensboro/winston, and everyone welcomes you. also way less road rage. cost of living/rent is lower  More

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Over 5 years ago

i like this place, low cost of living, laid  More

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Reviews for Galax    5 Reviews

We moved here 8 years ago from Ohio and love it. We find the people very friendly, the climate nice, and the mountains beautiful. It isn't for everyone as there isn't  More

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Over 10 years ago

nice place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Bring your own job (and hopefully a few more), make friends, enlarge your cultural horizons and you will find Galax and Grayson County most agreeable. Inexpensive  More

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