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Truth or Consequences, NM vs Moscow, ID

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- Household income in Moscow, is 71% more than it is in Truth or Consequences and is 40% below the National Average.
- Truth or Consequences unemployment rate is 9.4%.
- Moscow unemployment rate is 3.7%.
 Truth or Consequences, NMMoscow, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,501  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$49,251$69,021
 Family Median Income$48,250  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Truth or Consequences, NMMoscow, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K11.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Truth or Consequences, NMMoscow, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.6%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library16.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.8%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 13 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 Moscow    13 Reviews

I paused to reread my comments below. What was missing is the heart of the matter, which I’d like to explain now before you read my experience and opinion. While I  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved to Moscow, ID in retirement. Great to leave Seattle and whacky WA state Gov. Small quaint town. Christian based safe place. Housing is hard to come by. Based upon  More

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Development is only a good thing when it's beneficial for the whole community. Lived here for 36 years. It's changed from a strong, middle class community with a  More

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