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Southport, NC vs Chandler, AZ

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- Household income in Chandler, is 34% more than it is in Southport and is 24% above the National Average.
- Southport unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Chandler unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Southport, NCChandler, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,725  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$91,299$69,021
 Family Median Income$85,902  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Southport, NCChandler, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock12.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Southport, NCChandler, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock13.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.1%13.1%
Reviews for Southport    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  More

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Reviews for Chandler    66 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Mesa is such a medium sized city but so big for it's size that even if you drive 20 minutes you still will be in Mesa. In West Mesa it's where all the services for  More

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As someone that has lived in Chandler nearly my whole life. I understand Chandler has it's fair share of problems in recent decades from affordability to certain areas  More

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I have grown up in Chandler for almost 25 years and left in 2012, used to live near downtown with apartments that were affordable on a minimum wage job, until i could  More

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