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Valparaiso, IN vs Fletcher, NC

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- Household income in Fletcher, is 14% more than it is in Valparaiso and is 7% below the National Average.
- Valparaiso unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Fletcher unemployment rate is 4.0%.
 Valparaiso, INFletcher, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,433  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$64,478$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,633  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Valparaiso, INFletcher, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock16.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock26.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Valparaiso, INFletcher, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.6%6.5%
 Community, social services3.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library9.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock13.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.2%13.1%
Reviews for Valparaiso    11 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I moved to Valparaiso, IN about 1 year ago. I moved here because I was attending the law school located here. At a glance, it appears to be a small town, with many new  More

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Over 11 years ago

My favorite restaurants in Valparaiso are: Panera Bread--The lines sometimes get long, but, the service is decent and the food is great. Red Robin--Bottomless fries  More

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I loved driving anywhere, down any road because of the trees, fields and green, green grass that is all over. Cost of living is outrageous! But lil towns close by make  More

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Reviews for Fletcher    6 Reviews

The actual average snowfall in Fletcher NC is 1" it would be lower if the very rare snowfall during the winter of 2009-2010 was not taken into consideration and factored  More

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Hi Again, just a final note on this subject for now; The site here inducates a annual average of 3.6" which is likely a typo dropping of the 10. I've lived here since  More

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Over 15 years ago

Updating as we are well into spring. The total Snowfall this winter is just over 38 inches, that is Thirty-Eight inches, the average here is around 13" with a seasonal  More

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