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Truth or Consequences, NM vs Grand Junction, CO

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- Household income in Grand Junction, is 104% more than it is in Truth or Consequences and is 17% below the National Average.
- Truth or Consequences unemployment rate is 9.4%.
- Grand Junction unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Truth or Consequences, NMGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,501  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,892$69,021
 Family Median Income$48,250  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Truth or Consequences, NMGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Truth or Consequences, NMGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library16.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.0%13.1%
Reviews for Truth Or Consequences    3 Reviews

I've lived here 10 years and was recently thinking about adding to my small rental portfolio...then I saw an episode of Island Life and Hawaii Life and remembered how  More

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Occasional crime sprees (series of break-ins, robberies) interspersed with fairly long periods of quiet. I feel MUCH safe than I would living in Albuquerque and will go  More

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Over 12 years ago

numbers can be deceiving-the stats don't look bad here for a lot of categories....but I lived in T or c for 7 yrs...maybe the air is clean in regard to normal industrial  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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