2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Townsend, MT vs Raton, NM

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Highlights
- Household income in Raton, is 43% less than it is in Townsend and is 102% below the National Average.
- Townsend unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Raton unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Townsend, MTRaton, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.4%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.4%-0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.7%9.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.9%4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,958$21,939$37,638
 Household Income$60,587$34,233$69,021
 Family Median Income$66,786$42,297$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Townsend, MTRaton, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.5%18.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%7.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.5%19.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.0%11.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K11.4%8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K25.5%10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%5.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.5%9.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.8%0.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.4%1.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Townsend, MTRaton, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.8%12.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.7%1.9%6.5%
 Community, social services5.1%1.4%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%2.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.0%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%4.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.0%6.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%2.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.5%6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%6.7%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%4.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%24.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.2%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.3%12.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving20.2%11.1%13.1%
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Despite the unfortunate experience of one family that wrote three different reviews, Raton if the smart choice for both affordability and the relaxed lifestyle of a  More

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Wow when I moved here I thought what a beautiful place to live, until I heard the second and third graders swearing at each other at the bus stop and broke up three  More

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Well Raton does. The teacher's do not have a dress code. Yet the students are not allowed to wear headband's in the middle school or hoodies. I guess some students were  More

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