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Rockford, MI vs Allegan, MI

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- Household income in Allegan, is 55% less than it is in Rockford and is 65% below the National Average.
- Rockford unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Allegan unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Rockford, MIAllegan, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,657  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$41,793$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,367  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rockford, MIAllegan, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock29.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rockford, MIAllegan, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library8.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock26.9%13.1%
Reviews for Rockford    3 Reviews

Rockford is the ideal community for just outside of the Grand Rapids city. Outstanding schools, kind people, and a sweet downtown. There are beautiful neighborhoods  More

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Over 13 years ago

I've lived here for 15 years and love it. I have raised three children in the schools here and they are among the best in the state. All the schools are blue ribbon  More

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Over 18 years ago

I love living in Rockford, it's small, quiet and close to every thing you need (Grand Rapids). I am planning to move to Melbourne, Florida within the next couple months,  More

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Reviews for Allegan    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

The summers get up to mid 80's to mid 90's. The humidity is the killer though. Some days it's like you are drinking your air and living outside of air conditioning is  More

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Over 17 years ago

The cost of living in Allegan is rather nice. You can get an apartment for about $500 a month and it's not that terrible or a house for $700 that's rather nice. The  More

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