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Summerville, SC vs St. Petersburg, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in St. Petersburg, is 0% less than it is in Summerville and is 7% below the National Average.
- Summerville unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- St. Petersburg unemployment rate is 4.6%.

Economy
 Summerville, SCSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.5%4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.9%42.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,606$41,493$37,638
 Household Income$64,507$64,375$69,021
 Family Median Income$86,122$84,965$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Summerville, SCSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.2%9.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%4.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.2%8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%8.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.7%8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.8%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.7%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.3%14.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.1%14.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.0%6.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.4%8.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Summerville, SCSt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.7%18.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.7%6.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%1.7%1.8%
 Legal1.0%1.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.2%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%8.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.9%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%2.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.1%22.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%5.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.7%10.1%13.1%

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Reviews for Summerville    10 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Is the Cost of living really slightly above the national average? Can you tell me an nice area to rent an apartment. One bed room,furnished that is less than  More

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I have lived in a lot of states in my 32 years of life. Unfortunately I was brought to Summerville, SC by my mother and have remained here due to lack of work and money  More

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MY FAMILY AND I LIVED IN SUMMERVILLE FOR 3 AND 1/2 YEARS, THE CITY IS BEAUTIFUL, SMALL, WITH COUNTRY FLAVOR AND THAT KIND OF PEOPLE THAT GREEDS EVERY BODY WHILE WALKING  More

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Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 4 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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ZIPS IN SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA
29483 29485
ZIPS IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
33710, 33713, 33702, 33705, 33712, 33703, 33711, 33716, 33704, 33701, 10 total

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