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Richardson, TX vs Columbia, MD

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- Household income in Columbia, is 29% more than it is in Richardson and is 39% above the National Average.
- Richardson unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Columbia unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Richardson, TXColumbia, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,305  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$113,592$69,021
 Family Median Income$103,750  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Richardson, TXColumbia, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock20.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Richardson, TXColumbia, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock18.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.1%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.7%13.1%
Reviews for Richardson    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lived in Richardson for 40 years and it's home. Good schools, hospitals, emergency services, retail and restaurants. Fair weather and slightly high but reasonable cost  More

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Over 15 years ago

It's great to live in a neighborhood. Better yet a community. It is relatively quiet and peaceful. Having lived in the city (Dallas) for a number of years it was a  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I have lived in Richardson for 4 years now. Richardson is like anywhere else in terms of it depends on what you are looking for. Richardson has a lot of  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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