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Yorktown, VA vs Auburn, AL

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Highlights
- Household income in Auburn, is 22% less than it is in Yorktown and is 26% below the National Average.
- Yorktown unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Auburn unemployment rate is 2.3%.
 Yorktown, VAAuburn, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$53,425  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,700$69,021
 Family Median Income$145,739  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Yorktown, VAAuburn, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock22.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Yorktown, VAAuburn, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance36.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library14.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair0.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.6%13.1%
Reviews for Yorktown    4 Reviews

Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer  More

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York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher  More

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Over 14 years ago

The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the  More

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Reviews for Auburn    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Unless you’re a college student or under 30, dont move here cause there is nothing to do. I grew up here and the university used to bring in great concerts but these  More

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Went to Auburn University for 4 years and stayed living here for an additional year. First thing: if you aren’t in classes, dont care for college football, or don’t  More

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Over 15 years ago

Auburn is a very nice place to live and raise a family. Compared to New York where i'm from, living in Auburn is much cheaper. This is a college town so there isn't any  More

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