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Seattle, WA vs Bow Mar, CO

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- Household income in Bow Mar, is 89% more than it is in Seattle and is 65% above the National Average.
- Seattle unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Bow Mar unemployment rate is 6.9%.
 Seattle, WABow Mar, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$68,836  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$199,000$69,021
 Family Median Income$150,212  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Seattle, WABow Mar, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock1.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock24.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock49.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Seattle, WABow Mar, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock0.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.2%13.1%
Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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Reviews for Bow Mar    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Total is higher than I thought at 4.35%. (2.9% State, 1.0% RTD (transport), .25% County, .10% Cultural District, and .10% Fire District. That equals 4.35% not the 8.1%  More

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Over 13 years ago

The city of Bow Mar has no sales tax. State and County sales taxes are no more the 3.75% An 8.1% sales tax rate is pure  More

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Over 19 years ago

Boulder's reputation as having one of the best schools in the world(#11), and being several times rated as the #1 Party school, gives an awful lot of irony and possibly  More

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