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Virginia Beach, VA vs Palm Bay, FL

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- Household income in Palm Bay, is 32% less than it is in Virginia Beach and is 23% below the National Average.
- Virginia Beach unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Palm Bay unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Virginia Beach, VAPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,803  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$55,963$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,837  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Virginia Beach, VAPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Virginia Beach, VAPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%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  Unlock12.5%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 Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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