2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Surprise, AZ vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Asheville, is 24% less than it is in Surprise and is 19% below the National Average.
- Surprise unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Asheville unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Surprise, AZAsheville, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.7%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.6%39.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,097$37,392$37,638
 Household Income$76,623$58,193$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,420$82,468$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Surprise, AZAsheville, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.1%10.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%5.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.2%10.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.3%9.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.3%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%7.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K13.7%11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.2%10.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.9%12.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.3%6.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.2%7.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Surprise, AZAsheville, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.6%14.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.1%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%3.7%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%5.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%8.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%1.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.2%11.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%3.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.0%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.1%18.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%5.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.7%9.1%13.1%
Reviews for Surprise    52 Reviews

I have lived in Surprise, Az. For the past 21 years. One of the best cities to live in Az. From the police department to maintaining the streets & freeways. One thing I  More

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I am an Arizona native - 55 years - and have lived in Surprise since 2003. I wouldn't live anywhere else! I have watched this place grow and prosper. It is very family  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of surprise is a beautiful place. It would not be a good place to live however. They have a young eager police force. You are taking a BIG risk driving  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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