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Knoxville v Seattle

PEOPLE	Seattle	Knoxville	United States
Population	582,454	182,337	293,655,400
Pop. Density	6,941	1,964	80
Pop. Change	3.39%	4.86%	5.88%
Median Age	37.7	34.8	37.6
Households	267,007	80,846	108,954,329
Household Size	2.09	2.11	2.6
Male Population	49.99%	47.93%	48.65%
Female Population	50.01%	52.07%	51.35%
Married Population	41.12%	44.03%	58.89%
Single Population	58.88%	55.97%	41.11%

RACE
White	69.26%	78.86%	77.53%
Black	8.09%	16.78%	12.35%
Asian	14.55%	1.88%	3.58%
American Indian	0.97%	0.32%	0.89%
Other	7.46%	2.75%	5.65%
Hispanic	6.19%	1.85%	12.73%
Non-Hispanic	93.50%	98.95%	87.27%

HOUSING	Seattle	Knoxville	United States
Median Home Age	49	40	27
Median Home Cost	$591,000	$181,100	$217,200
Home Appreciation	1.47%	2.56%	9.80%
Homes Owned	45.62%	45.89%	64.07%
Housing Vacant	4.45%	9.80%	14.48%
Homes Rented	50.61%	43.61%	21.45%
Property Tax Rate	$10.83	$9.43	$13.28

CLIMATE	Seattle	Knoxville	United States
Rainfall (in.)	35.9	49.6	36.6
Snowfall (in.)	11	0	25.2
Precipitation Days	155	109	101
Sunny Days	152	204	205
Avg. July High	75.2	88.2	86.5
Avg. Jan. Low	36.7	30.3	20.8
Comfort Index (higher=better)	72	38	44
UV Index	2.6	4.6	4.3
Elevation ft.	13	801	1,062

EDUCATE	Seattle	Knoxville	United States
School Expend.	$6,655	$5,490	$6,058
Pupil/Teacher Ratio	19	0	15.9
Students per Librarian	533	558	907
Students per Counselor	530	657	546
2 yr College Grad.	6.57%	4.92%	8.22%
4 yr College Grad.	30.07%	15.23%	15.16%
Graduate Degrees	17.19%	9.62%	7.16%
High School Grads.	88.50%	78.73%	79.62%

COSTLIV	Seattle	Knoxville	United States
Overall	132	80	100
Grocery	110.9	95.1	100
Health	127	89	100
Housing	183	56	100
Utilities	73	93	100
Transportation	108	91	100
Miscellaneous	100	96	100

RELIGION	Seattle	Knoxville	United States
Percent Religious	37.26%	62.02%	50.03%
Catholic	16.15%	4.02%	21.92%
Protestant	11.74%	51.19%	19.12%
LDS	2.39%	0.40%	1.57%
Baptist	2.03%	32.01%	8.16%
Episcipalian	0.0103054978	0.0131481132	0.0812
Pentacostal	0.0302129952	0.0251942245	0.01891
Lutheran	2.76%	1.21%	2.81%
Methodist	1.24%	8.40%	3.84%
Presbyterian	1.66%	5.74%	1.33%
Other Christian	4.52%	4.96%	4.66%
Jewish	1.87%	0.47%	2.16%
Eastern	0.13%	0.02%	0.05%
Islam	0.47%	0.94%	0.54%

Charlotte v Gulf Shores

PEOPLE	Charlotte	Gulf Shores	United States
Population	630,478	8,814	293,655,400
Pop. Density	2,601	480	80
Pop. Change	16.58%	74.74%	5.88%
Median Age	33.7	48.2	37.6
Households	252,205	4,187	108,954,329
Household Size	2.39	2.08	2.6
Male Population	49.17%	49.10%	48.65%
Female Population	50.83%	50.90%	51.35%
Married Population	53.17%	63.95%	58.89%
Single Population	46.83%	36.05%	41.11%

RACE
White	53.64%	97.68%	77.53%
Black	35.12%	0.28%	12.35%
Asian	4.18%	0.23%	3.58%
American Indian	0.36%	0.41%	0.89%
Other	6.78%	1.65%	5.65%
Hispanic	9.80%	1.38%	12.73%
Non-Hispanic	90.27%	99.46%	87.27%

HOUSING	Charlotte	Gulf Shores	United States
Median Home Age	23	17	27
Median Home Cost	$253,600	$549,000	$217,200
Home Appreciation	2.10%	-0.18%	9.80%
Homes Owned	54.56%	25.49%	64.07%
Housing Vacant	6.36%	64.25%	14.48%
Homes Rented	38.94%	9.88%	21.45%
Property Tax Rate	$10.47	$3.06	$13.28

CLIMATE	Charlotte	Gulf Shores	United States
Rainfall (in.)	44.2	58.9	36.6
Snowfall (in.)	3.9	0	25.2
Precipitation Days	119	84	101
Sunny Days	218	223	205
Avg. July High	88.3	88.9	86.5
Avg. Jan. Low	34.1	46.9	20.8
Comfort Index (higher=better)	35	28	44
UV Index	4.6	5.6	4.3
Elevation ft.	774	10	1,062

EDUCATE	Charlotte	Gulf Shores	United States
School Expend.	$5,961	$4,836	$6,058
Pupil/Teacher Ratio	15	16	15.9
Students per Librarian	685	333	907
Students per Counselor	383	419	546
2 yr College Grad.	6.47%	6.78%	8.22%
4 yr College Grad.	26.04%	19.99%	15.16%
Graduate Degrees	10.40%	9.43%	7.16%
High School Grads.	84.58%	90.90%	79.62%

COSTLIV	Charlotte	Gulf Shores	United States
Overall	91	123	100
Grocery	98.6	94.6	100
Health	103	94	100
Housing	78	170	100
Utilities	90	99	100
Transportation	99	99	100
Miscellaneous	98	99	100

In comparison to N. Myrtle Beach....Gulf Shores is almost the same although a bit higher cost of living.

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