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Slidell, LA vs Ballwin, MO

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- Household income in Ballwin, is 86% more than it is in Slidell and is 36% above the National Average.
- Slidell unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Ballwin unemployment rate is 2.8%.
 Slidell, LABallwin, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,646  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$107,806$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,065  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Slidell, LABallwin, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock16.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Slidell, LABallwin, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock12.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library8.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.7%13.1%
Reviews for Slidell    8 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

it is too close to new orleans east where there their crime has spread, had recent robberies. It is no longer nice to live. Sales tax rate has also increased in the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Crime is very little in my apartment  More

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Over 17 years ago

We are new to this city and state and would like more information as to finding affordable housing for low income  More

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Reviews for Ballwin    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

August gets to 113 degrees with 98 % humidity. When you get out of the shower, you are wet from sweat! My chest whistles trying to get air. There is a January thaw which  More

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I am originally from the city of St. Louis. For the past twenty years, I have resided in west St. Louis county. I live in an established subdivision where the  More

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Over 12 years ago

Summers can be very nice at times, does not usually last for long. Our spring turns hot as summer rolls in and we can have long a stretch of above 90 to peaks of  More

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