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St. Paul, MN vs Baton Rouge, LA

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- Household income in Baton Rouge, is 27% less than it is in St. Paul and is 49% below the National Average.
- St. Paul unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Baton Rouge unemployment rate is 7.5%.
 St. Paul, MNBaton Rouge, LAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,547  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,282$69,021
 Family Median Income$81,061  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. Paul, MNBaton Rouge, LAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. Paul, MNBaton Rouge, LAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.9%13.1%
Reviews for St. Paul    24 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

St Paul is a nice city to live, especially for raising a family. I am a transplant, moving here 33 years ago at the age of 26. I am self employed in the remodeling  More

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Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota my whole life and I’m 50+. As you get older the humidity is unbearable and the mosquitoes seem to get bigger?! I can count on one hand how  More

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Over 8 years ago

The MPA community is the most at home I have ever felt.  More

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Reviews for Baton Rouge    64 Reviews

terrible place to  More

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Over 6 years ago

I live hear so i can't say i hate it but i don't like  More

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Don't get me wrong, this is a great school filled with many great teachers. I absolutely love all of the classes I am currently in and have been in. We are taught with  More

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