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Saratoga Springs, NY vs Evanston, IL

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- Household income in Evanston, is 3% less than it is in Saratoga Springs and is 21% above the National Average.
- Saratoga Springs unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Evanston unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Saratoga Springs, NYEvanston, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$52,749  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$87,345$69,021
 Family Median Income$127,049  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Saratoga Springs, NYEvanston, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock20.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Saratoga Springs, NYEvanston, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock11.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.0%1.2%
 Education, library10.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.2%13.1%
Reviews for Saratoga Springs    22 Reviews

I grew up in Saratoga and moved out in my late 20’s. I only live about 20 minutes from there now, so I go there sometimes. Downtown Saratoga is very nice. Broadway, the  More

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Over 6 years ago

I came from buffalo New York home of the chicken wings and forgot my phone in the uber the people at the concert were very nice they let me and my friend and I leave and  More

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Saratoga springs is one of the safest cities to live in. You don't really have to worry about getting shot, mugged, assaulted (Those things do happen, but no where near  More

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Reviews for Evanston    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

be sure to take pictures of where you park... Full-scale parking scam going on in this town. They purposely obscure self-pay parking signs. Nine out of 10 visitors  More

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I've lived here for two years for school. Terrible place for students. Northwestern is a great school/campus, but the city itself is NOT student friendly. Everything  More

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Aside from everything else mentioned on this site about the bad aspects of Evanston - bot be overlooked is the NOISE. The People's Republic of Evanston CATERS to the  More

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