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Silverton, OR vs Silver City, NM

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- Household income in Silver City, is 55% less than it is in Silverton and is 119% below the National Average.
- Silverton unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Silver City unemployment rate is 8.2%.
 Silverton, ORSilver City, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,149  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$31,451$69,021
 Family Median Income$80,465  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Silverton, ORSilver City, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K19.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Silverton, ORSilver City, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock12.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.9%13.1%
Reviews for Silverton    3 Reviews

If you remember the beautiful, quality town of Silverton, you can save that memory and not come see what Silverton has become today. The City allowed three story high  More

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Over 18 years ago

Silverton is full of nice people. It is a small farming town where most people live on generational farms. If you like to grow a garden, love a close knit community and  More

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I grew up in Salem just 20 minutes from Silverton and recently, as a Realtor, I have helped several clients relocate there. Silverton is a wonderful town full of  More

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Reviews for Silver City    13 Reviews

I bought here 1 year ago and live in the historical downtown. Crime is not a problem for us but we know crime happens here though the city is very tight knit about  More

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Over 1 years ago

Never been here but like looking for small towns to consider living in. Quite sadly they all seem to have the highest crime rates both violent and property crime. Where  More

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We moved to SC about a year ago. People are genuinely friendly-we actually have dinner in each other’s homes in our neighborhood. Historic downtown is quirky and fun  More

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