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Towson, MD vs Champaign, IL

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- Household income in Champaign, is 44% less than it is in Towson and is 31% below the National Average.
- Towson unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Champaign unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Towson, MDChampaign, ILUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$52,444  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$52,687$69,021
 Family Median Income$141,266  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Towson, MDChampaign, ILUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock19.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Towson, MDChampaign, ILUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library10.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.2%13.1%
Reviews for Towson    3 Reviews

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  More

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Reviews for Champaign    13 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Pros - close to Chicago, has Parkland community college and lots of places to eat. There is a train station downtown that is really good. Beautiful deciduous trees and  More

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Over 8 years ago

I wonderful city with great  More

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Actually it's barely a nice place to live. The pros: Not terribly expensive - at one point the least expensive place to live in the country among modest sized  More

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