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Staunton, VA vs Glen Allen, VA

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- Household income in Glen Allen, is 50% more than it is in Staunton and is 13% above the National Average.
- Staunton unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Glen Allen unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Staunton, VAGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,275  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$79,401$69,021
 Family Median Income$72,114  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Staunton, VAGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Staunton, VAGlen Allen, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.4%6.5%
 Community, social services3.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.5%13.1%
Reviews for Staunton    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Summer in Staunton is the place to be for classical music lovers. Violins can be heard throughout July when students from all over the world convene for the Heifetz  More

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Over 11 years ago

Staunton has lots of small town charm, especially in the historic downtown area, which seems to be featured often in various Top 10 lists.  More

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Staunton is a charming town of about 22,000 in the Shenandoah Valley about midway up I-81 in Virginia. There is a small downtown that has been revitalized. Numerous  More

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Reviews for Glen Allen    6 Reviews

Regardless of what review you read, no matter how much money you will save, it really does not count when you know that Virginia (a Commonwealth) believes they can stomp  More

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Over 15 years ago

Glen Allen is a wonderful city to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

we have lived here for almost 24 years and found the area to be a great place to live in general and to raiser the family. there are many things to do withon 20 miles  More

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