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Stroudsburg, PA vs Plainfield, IL

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- Household income in Plainfield, is 160% more than it is in Stroudsburg and is 49% above the National Average.
- Stroudsburg unemployment rate is 8.7%.
- Plainfield unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Stroudsburg, PAPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,026  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$134,814$69,021
 Family Median Income$63,967  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Stroudsburg, PAPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock25.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock25.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Stroudsburg, PAPlainfield, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.5%13.1%
Reviews for Stroudsburg    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I know that many people are afraid of investing in real estate right now and the lenders are stricter, but what a grand opportunity if you were thinking about buying but  More

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The Pocono area has become a suburb of NYC and the metro areas of NJ. The cost of housing has sky rocketed in the last couple of years. Also school taxes have increased  More

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Reviews for Plainfield    13 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Plenty of housing in Plainfield, Joliet, IL area but norm on rent for a three bedroom house is around $2000.00  More

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Over 12 years ago

We transferred from the East Coast to Chicagoland and did not know where to live....We have kids and did NOT want the excess (read Drug Problems) in Naperville....Our  More

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Over 12 years ago

Plainfield is a good place to live, housing is descent, low crime.   More

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