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Rochester, MI vs Punta Gorda, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Punta Gorda, is 31% less than it is in Rochester and is 0% below the National Average.
- Rochester unemployment rate is 3.5%.
- Punta Gorda unemployment rate is 5.0%.

Economy
 Rochester, MIPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.5%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.0%38.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.3%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$59,380$49,469$37,638
 Household Income$100,021$68,923$69,021
 Family Median Income$154,519$86,803$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rochester, MIPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.5%8.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%4.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.8%7.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%7.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.3%7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%8.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.2%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.8%13.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.6%16.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.1%6.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K21.3%10.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rochester, MIPunta Gorda, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance28.9%26.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science11.8%2.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%2.1%1.8%
 Legal2.2%2.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.2%8.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.3%1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%3.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.8%5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.9%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%0.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.1%26.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.0%2.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.8%7.2%13.1%

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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 Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 7 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  More

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