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Yorktown, NY vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Cary, is 19% less than it is in Yorktown and is 39% above the National Average.
- Yorktown unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Cary unemployment rate is 3.1%.
 Yorktown, NYCary, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.6%3.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.0%44.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes4.4%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$60,613$55,710$37,638
 Household Income$140,935$113,782$69,021
 Family Median Income$153,172$140,789$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Yorktown, NYCary, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.0%4.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%1.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.8%3.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%4.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.0%5.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%5.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.0%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.8%11.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.3%19.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.9%13.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K30.8%23.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Yorktown, NYCary, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.4%25.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.5%22.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%2.0%1.8%
 Legal2.1%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library12.5%7.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.8%1.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.4%0.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.1%3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%1.6%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.5%16.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%2.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.0%5.7%13.1%
Reviews for Yorktown    1 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Yorktown is ideal for raising a family with great schools, parks, trails, shopping, etc. Excellent police, Fire and emergency support, and lots of green rolling hills.  More

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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 7 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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