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Surprise, AZ vs New York, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in New York, is 8% less than it is in Surprise and is 2% above the National Average.
- Surprise unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- New York unemployment rate is 11.2%.

Economy
 Surprise, AZNew York, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.7%11.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.6%30.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%8.9%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%10.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,097$43,952$37,638
 Household Income$76,623$70,663$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,420$80,220$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Surprise, AZNew York, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.1%13.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%4.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.2%7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.3%6.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.3%6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%6.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K13.7%8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.2%11.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.9%15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.3%8.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.2%13.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Surprise, AZNew York, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.6%17.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.1%5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.8%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%6.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%6.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%2.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.2%5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.0%3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.1%19.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%5.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.7%8.9%13.1%

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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 New York    331 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 3 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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