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West Bend, WI vs Harrisonburg, VA

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- Household income in Harrisonburg, is 24% less than it is in West Bend and is 35% below the National Average.
- West Bend unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Harrisonburg unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 West Bend, WIHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,329  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$51,055$69,021
 Family Median Income$85,628  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 West Bend, WIHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 West Bend, WIHarrisonburg, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.4%13.1%
Reviews for West Bend    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

terrible place, so inconvenient, terrible two taxi services. West bend just caters to the rich. If you don't have a car,you won't be able to survive there. City workers  More

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West Bend is a great small town that is growing fairly rapidly. If you are looking for a wonderful place to raise a family this is it! West Bend is pretty, has nice  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived in west bend for the past 8 years and i must say, it's a joke. It's nice if your retired and looking for cheap living, other then that i would not raise a  More

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Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

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Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

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Over 16 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  More

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