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Simsbury, CT vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Household income in Anchorage, is 34% less than it is in Simsbury and is 22% above the National Average.
- Simsbury unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Anchorage unemployment rate is 6.6%.

Economy
 Simsbury, CTAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.3%6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%-0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.5%16.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$68,112$43,125$37,638
 Household Income$134,688$88,871$69,021
 Family Median Income$164,191$106,497$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Simsbury, CTAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.9%5.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.1%5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.4%6.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.0%5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.2%6.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.4%10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%14.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.1%20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.6%11.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K29.4%12.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Simsbury, CTAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Management, business, finance29.2%16.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.2%7.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%2.3%1.8%
 Legal3.1%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library9.5%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.4%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.5%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.1%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%21.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.4%7.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.1%11.1%13.1%

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Reviews for Simsbury    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We've lived in Simsbury for over 24 years, relocated here by choice because of the small town feel and quality of education. We made the right choice, cost of living is  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in Simsbury for 1 1/2 yrs. The cost of housing as a whole is expensive. Homes are a bit more than surrounding areas, but the property tax is what drives up the  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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