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Rome, GA vs Calhoun, GA

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- Household income in Calhoun, is 1% less than it is in Rome and is 74% below the National Average.
- Rome unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Calhoun unemployment rate is 3.2%.
 Rome, GACalhoun, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,749  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$39,578$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,394  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rome, GACalhoun, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock18.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rome, GACalhoun, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock25.5%13.1%
Reviews for Rome    11 Reviews

Outside of the Atlanta area, ROME is one of Georgia's largest cities and is the heart of the ABC TRIANGLE (Atlanta, Birmingham and Chattanooga all easy drives from  More

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I moved to Rome Georgia with my wife almost 30 years ago from New Jersey and raised four children in this wonderful community. It is a beautiful place to  More

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Over 11 years ago

Climate is very comfortable. Some humidity, but overall, it isn't too hot or  More

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Reviews for Calhoun    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I hate Calhoun most restaurants fail health inspections also, house prices are outrageous   More

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Over 10 years ago

I moved to Calhoun several years ago and feel in love. Not only with the town and the people who live there but with a man that I met there. Life was good. Calhoun is a  More

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Over 14 years ago

Calhoun is a great place to live, with moderate tempertures almost year roundl. Janruary and Febuary being the coldest ranging between o-35% most of the time, with a  More

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