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Tallahassee, FL vs Augusta, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Augusta, is 18% less than it is in Tallahassee and is 71% below the National Average.
- Tallahassee unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Augusta unemployment rate is 5.0%.

Economy
 Tallahassee, FLAugusta, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%0.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.9%30.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,152$29,578$37,638
 Household Income$49,077$40,438$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,522$66,250$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tallahassee, FLAugusta, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.2%14.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%6.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.2%15.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.2%13.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.6%9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%7.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%6.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%13.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.1%9.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.3%2.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.7%2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tallahassee, FLAugusta, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.3%10.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.8%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%3.8%1.8%
 Legal3.1%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library10.2%7.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%3.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.9%10.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%6.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%0.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.3%25.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.0%6.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.7%11.6%13.1%

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Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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Reviews for Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 14 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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ZIPS IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
32303, 32304, 32312, 32309, 32301, 32308, 32311, 32305, 32310, 32317, 11 total
ZIPS IN AUGUSTA, MAINE
04330

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