2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Telluride, CO vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Charlotte, is 18% less than it is in Telluride and is 1% below the National Average.
- Telluride unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Charlotte unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Telluride, COCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.4%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.8%45.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.7%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.6%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,670$43,080$37,638
 Household Income$83,542$68,367$69,021
 Family Median Income$116,932$85,466$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Telluride, COCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.9%7.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%3.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.8%7.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.7%8.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.5%8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.9%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K14.4%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%12.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.9%15.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.4%7.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K13.2%10.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Telluride, COCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance28.9%22.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.0%7.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%1.9%1.8%
 Legal2.5%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library9.8%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.0%2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.3%5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care3.7%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.4%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.1%6.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.5%11.7%13.1%
Reviews for Telluride    1 Reviews

Affordable housing means something different in Telluride than most other places in the country. Here the Town subsidizes housing down to be affordable for purchase by  More

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Reviews for Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 2 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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