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Virginia Beach, VA vs East Stroudsburg, PA

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- Household income in East Stroudsburg, is 28% less than it is in Virginia Beach and is 16% below the National Average.
- Virginia Beach unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- East Stroudsburg unemployment rate is 8.7%.
 Virginia Beach, VAEast Stroudsburg, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,803  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$59,262$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,837  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Virginia Beach, VAEast Stroudsburg, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock18.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Virginia Beach, VAEast Stroudsburg, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.6%13.1%
Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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Reviews for East Stroudsburg    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

East Stroudsburg is a wonderful place to live. It's less than 90 minutes to NYC. We have beautiful mountain views. There are many beautiful communities with big  More

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I grew up in East Stroudsburg, PA and then my dad went into the ARMY so we moved around a lot. I took my husband up to where I am from and he fell in love with it. My  More

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Over 16 years ago

The Bad:East Stroudsburg (Eastburg to the locals) is a suburb of NYC. I moved here from St. Louis 3 yrs ago. The place has the crime, poor schools, and (surprisingly)  More

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