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Staunton, VA vs Hot Springs, AR

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- Household income in Hot Springs, is 19% less than it is in Staunton and is 62% below the National Average.
- Staunton unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Hot Springs unemployment rate is 7.6%.
 Staunton, VAHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,275  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$42,718$69,021
 Family Median Income$72,114  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Staunton, VAHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Staunton, VAHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.4%6.5%
 Community, social services3.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.7%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  Unlock9.7%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 Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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