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South Kingstown, RI vs Raleigh, NC

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- Household income in Raleigh, is 29% less than it is in South Kingstown and is 5% above the National Average.
- South Kingstown unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Raleigh unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 South Kingstown, RIRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.7%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.5%3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.6%44.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.8%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,080$42,632$37,638
 Household Income$102,242$72,996$69,021
 Family Median Income$114,202$95,393$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Kingstown, RIRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.4%7.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.6%7.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.1%9.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.3%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%6.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.5%10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.2%12.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K24.2%17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.1%8.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.8%10.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Kingstown, RIRaleigh, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.0%21.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.1%10.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.9%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library12.0%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.1%5.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.8%2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.6%5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%2.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.9%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.4%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%5.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.1%8.2%13.1%
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I moved to Raleigh in 2018. Before that, I lived in Orange County CA, Boulder CO, South Africa, Northern California, Arizona, and Toronto. I say all this to give  More

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Excellent for a great many people or categories of people. As far as prices: ratio of wage and job opportunity here with housing remains one of the better ones in the  More

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I attended university here in the early 90s and came back around 2005 and never left. I'm surprised at the other negative reviews honestly. Yes, housing is pricey in  More

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