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Westlake, OH vs Cape Girardeau, MO

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- Household income in Cape Girardeau, is 51% less than it is in Westlake and is 44% below the National Average.
- Westlake unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Cape Girardeau unemployment rate is 3.8%.
 Westlake, OHCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$58,539  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,055$69,021
 Family Median Income$130,022  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Westlake, OHCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Westlake, OHCape Girardeau, MOUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.0%13.1%
Reviews for Westlake    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have been living in Westlake for over 5 years and I absolutely love it! Crocker Park is a wonderful place to hang out with the family and pets and there are great  More

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Over 19 years ago

people are a little stodgy and snobbish and taxes are definitely NOT low. You get taxed for everything, including double-taxed for working in another community (i.e.  More

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Over 20 years ago

I am a Southerner, but the best years of my life were in Westlake. The Cleveland Metroparks are tops.   More

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Reviews for Cape Girardeau    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Great place to live. You can get from any point A to point B in 10 minutes. Easy to get spoiled with the  More

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Over 12 years ago

For a relatively small area (city permanent population of 37,000, swelling to 100,000 during the workweek when the university is in session), Cape Girardeau has multiple  More

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Over 16 years ago

It's a good mid sized  More

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