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Salt Lake City, UT vs Towson, MD

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Highlights
- Household income in Towson, is 42% more than it is in Salt Lake City and is 26% above the National Average.
- Salt Lake City unemployment rate is 3.0%.
- Towson unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Salt Lake City, UTTowson, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,081  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$93,435$69,021
 Family Median Income$89,435  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Salt Lake City, UTTowson, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock18.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Salt Lake City, UTTowson, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.4%1.2%
 Education, library8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.9%13.1%
Reviews for Salt Lake City    95 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived in the Salt Lake City metro area for almost 10 years, and it has its pros and cons. Pros: -Beautiful mountains - even if you don't go, just look towards  More

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Over 4 years ago

Love it more  More

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Over 4 years ago

Salt Lake City feels like home. There are so many things to do and see. There are many families and one thing to look out for is, there are many cranes and high rises  More

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Reviews for Towson    3 Reviews

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  More

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