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Sycamore, IL vs Lake Mills, WI

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Highlights
- Household income in Lake Mills, is 1% less than it is in Sycamore and is 5% above the National Average.
- Sycamore unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Lake Mills unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Sycamore, ILLake Mills, WIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,796  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$72,770$69,021
 Family Median Income$88,758  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sycamore, ILLake Mills, WIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock17.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sycamore, ILLake Mills, WIUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.2%1.2%
 Education, library8.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.7%13.1%
Reviews for Sycamore    8 Reviews

We’ve lived in sycamore for going on 2 years now, it’s definitely a blend of blue collar families like myself and people who couldn’t afford those st Charles or Geneva  More

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Moved to the area about 15 years ago (have lived in Sycamore then another nearby town for 7 years before moving back to Sycamore) and have been in our current  More

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Sycamore is a beautiful, clean, welcoming community. We were outsiders when we moved here from Chicago and people were nothing but lovely. I could not have dreamt of a  More

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Reviews for Lake Mills    2 Reviews

Winter goes a good five or six months ... as I get older it seems to get tougher to take.... The spring, summer and fall here is quite nice and the city of Lake Mills  More

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Over 16 years ago

Nice place to live if you dont mind paying the highest taxes in the usa.has good schools for kids if you have some. But that is all payed for in protery taxes. I like  More

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