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Winter Park, CO vs Salem, OR

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- Household income in Salem, is 24% less than it is in Winter Park and is 11% below the National Average.
- Winter Park unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Salem unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Winter Park, COSalem, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes11.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$61,303  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$62,185$69,021
 Family Median Income$127,634  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Winter Park, COSalem, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K13.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Winter Park, COSalem, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library3.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support10.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair17.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.1%13.1%
Reviews for Winter Park    3 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

The article states this place is affordable. That is either an ignorant statement or a lie. The place is 5 stars no doubt. So much to offer. But as a place to live,  More

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Over 15 years ago

It's  More

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Over 16 years ago

How can you bat an eye at the ability to go outside and play in the Mountains everyday of the year? In the winter you can ski, board, snowmobile, snowbike, snowshoe,  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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