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Topeka, KS vs Barrington, IL

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- Household income in Barrington, is 148% more than it is in Topeka and is 45% above the National Average.
- Topeka unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Barrington unemployment rate is 8.4%.
 Topeka, KSBarrington, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,755  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$126,250$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,331  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Topeka, KSBarrington, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock31.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Topeka, KSBarrington, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.8%13.1%
Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

Loretta Lynn says that in  More

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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Reviews for Barrington    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Beautiful gated community with lake, golf course with restaurant and tennis courts.   More

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The best thing in Barrington is the Metra Train, which will take you 50 minutes to Chicago Eastbound or you can take the train to historic Woodstock! Otherwise, you  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very Nice if you like the change of  More

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