2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Rochester, MI vs Fort Collins, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Collins, is 27% less than it is in Rochester and is 5% above the National Average.
- Rochester unemployment rate is 3.5%.
- Fort Collins unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Rochester, MIFort Collins, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.5%5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.0%51.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.3%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$59,380$38,949$37,638
 Household Income$100,021$72,932$69,021
 Family Median Income$154,519$104,681$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rochester, MIFort Collins, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.5%9.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%3.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.8%7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%7.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.3%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%6.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.2%9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.8%13.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.6%17.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.1%9.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K21.3%9.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rochester, MIFort Collins, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance28.9%16.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science11.8%11.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%2.4%1.8%
 Legal2.2%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%8.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%3.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.2%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.3%2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.8%6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.9%2.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.1%20.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.0%5.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.8%7.8%13.1%
Reviews for Rochester    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

The winters are very cold and some snow days can be quite challenging. The summers are great with very little humidty and  More

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Over 15 years ago

Back in the 1970's and early 1980's, Rochester was a nice quiet little town that people lived in to get away from the craziness of other areas in Oakland and Macomb  More

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Reviews for Fort Collins    71 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Moved my family here a few months ago and have been so disappointed. Housing is dismal - you get low quality and almost nothing for what you’re paying. The house we’re  More

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Over 3 years ago

There is a high cost of living in all of Colorado, and there is a train that runs through the town a honks its horn for about 5 min straight which is very annoying  More

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My family established our home in Larimer County in 1973; this area, Fort Collins, was a quaint, western-ish town we loved to visit. So I’ve visited FoCo multiple times  More

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