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St. Peters, MO vs Mount Airy, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Mount Airy, is 60% less than it is in St. Peters and is 104% below the National Average.
- St. Peters unemployment rate is 3.2%.
- Mount Airy unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 St. Peters, MOMount Airy, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,497  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$33,773$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,111  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. Peters, MOMount Airy, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock20.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. Peters, MOMount Airy, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.1%13.1%
Reviews for St. Peters    2 Reviews

My husband just took a job out here in St. Louis about four months ago. We are from Loveland Ohio (a small town 25 miles out of Cincinnati). When I knew it was a  More

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Recently, I read that Forbes called St. Peters, MO one of the best places to retire in the country. It must be noted, though, that this town came about 300th on the  More

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Reviews for Mount Airy    5 Reviews

I have lived in Mount Airy much of my adult life. I have never liked Mount Airy. Mount Airy is very family-oriented and therefore very cliquish. It is very difficult for  More

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Although the previous comment is almost 5 years old, what was mentioned is pretty true. Crime has worsened, in particular drug activity, with a very active market in  More

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I have been considering moving to Mount Airy. The thing is, when I tried to contact the newspaper classifieds about placing an ad no one replied. Ad when inquired about  More

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