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Scottsdale, AZ vs Ellijay, GA

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- Household income in Ellijay, is 58% less than it is in Scottsdale and is 67% below the National Average.
- Scottsdale unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Ellijay unemployment rate is 3.0%.
 Scottsdale, AZEllijay, GAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth51.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$70,040  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$41,348$69,021
 Family Median Income$129,072  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Scottsdale, AZEllijay, GAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock25.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Scottsdale, AZEllijay, GAUnited States
 Management, business, finance29.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.0%13.1%
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Reviews for Ellijay    5 Reviews

I retired after 35 years offshore from Commercial Fishing the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and Atlantic in 2009. Moved to Woodstock GA to assist my father in his latter  More

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I have lived here for over 22 years. Moved up from West Palm Beach, lived in Detroit and Chicago. The people here are peaceful and would do anything for you if you  More

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Over 7 years ago

I went to look at land in Ellijay today and notice i did not see not one person that look like me I must admit this my be stupid of me to say but my family and I was  More

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