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Stillwater, OK vs Fort Smith, AR

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Smith, is 26% more than it is in Stillwater and is 44% below the National Average.
- Stillwater unemployment rate is 3.0%.
- Fort Smith unemployment rate is 4.6%.

Economy
 Stillwater, OKFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.0%4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%-1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.4%21.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%9.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,686$30,273$37,638
 Household Income$37,991$48,033$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,720$57,910$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Stillwater, OKFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K21.7%11.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.0%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.7%13.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.7%12.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.2%9.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%9.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.6%9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.2%9.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.8%11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%3.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.1%4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Stillwater, OKFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.5%14.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.0%3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%1.6%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library15.8%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.5%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%5.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.4%3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.2%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care4.2%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%21.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.5%8.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.6%20.3%13.1%

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Reviews for Stillwater    8 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Let me introduce my self. My parents are from Cuba, I was born in St. Charles, MO. Although I have not lived in Oklahoma yet, one of my best friends live in Stillwater.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Crime in Stillwater is very low -- only 1-2 murders per year max. Property crime is also low except around the OSU campus where students take things from each other.   More

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Over 16 years ago

Stillwater is a great small college town that is home to Oklahoma State  More

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Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 5 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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ZIPS IN STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA
74074 74075 74078
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72903 72904 72901 72908 72916

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