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Roswell, GA vs Panama City, FL

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- Household income in Panama City, is 54% less than it is in Roswell and is 34% below the National Average.
- Roswell unemployment rate is 2.6%.
- Panama City unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Roswell, GAPanama City, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$58,074  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$51,569$69,021
 Family Median Income$136,145  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Roswell, GAPanama City, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Roswell, GAPanama City, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance29.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.4%13.1%
Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 8 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 8 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  More

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Reviews for Panama City    20 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from Akron, OH back in 2007 and was expecting a huge city (similar to Miami), nope, I was wrong. It ended up being more like a backwards redneck town more  More

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Over 4 years ago

If you love bars, trailers, isolation, and generic shopping while feeling depressed then this is the place for you. Panama City has alot of shallow people, most red  More

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This review is from a 24 year resident moved from Michigan. When I first moved, I missed the bigger city things like a university, large library, electronics stores, and  More

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