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Sterling, CO vs Canon City, CO

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- Household income in Canon City, is 28% more than it is in Sterling and is 31% below the National Average.
- Sterling unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Canon City unemployment rate is 8.4%.
 Sterling, COCanon City, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,239  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,648$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,444  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sterling, COCanon City, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K17.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sterling, COCanon City, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.8%13.1%
Reviews for Sterling    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I finally found a place I can afford to live in Colorado , only problem is the commute to Littleton is over 2 hours on the way home from work. So I leave for work on the  More

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Over 12 years ago

This place has the best customer service and "Howdy neighbor" was invented here. Cost of living is better than Indiana and Oregon. Quiet town, so you'll need to create  More

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Over 12 years ago

Sterling is a completely corrupt town where anyone in the"good-old-boys" network came cause untold misery for anyone they choose. The police, the courts, child  More

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Reviews for Canon City    9 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

While most of the rest of the front range of Colorado has seen very large housing price increases over the last 4 years, the same cannot be said of Canon City. In  More

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I'm looking to relocate there and wondering how the schools are? I have two children, one in elementary and one in high school, so looking for decent schools for  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anyone with firsthand stories of canon city corruption go to facebook and do a search for CanonCityColoradoCorruption and tell your story. God save the good people of  More

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