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<br />APPENDIX: County Comparison
<br />County
<br />.Orange
<br />Durham
<br />Wake
<br />Alamance
<br />Chatham
<br />> PropertyTaxper
<br />$0.85_
<br />8
<br />84 =
<br />11.8,
<br />-
<br />_$100 Value--
<br />. 0
<br />_, 0
<br />0
<br />0 -'
<br />Sales Tax Rate
<br />7.75%
<br />7.75%
<br />7.75%
<br />7.75%
<br />7.75%
<br />Umversitles
<br />$6,300 -
<br />$42,300-
<br />$30,000-
<br />$21,369-
<br />$3,500 -
<br />Universities, Metro
<br />9
<br />9
<br />9�
<br />14
<br />9
<br />Area
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<br />Several
<br />Entrepreneurship
<br />GommunityGolleges
<br />0
<br />3
<br />1
<br />1
<br />0=
<br />Community Colleges,
<br />11
<br />11
<br />14
<br />13
<br />13
<br />30 mi.
<br />Start Ups
<br />331
<br />MotAval-
<br />2702:
<br />34888'
<br />Announced Jobs,
<br />0
<br />441
<br />483
<br />111
<br />104
<br />2008
<br />Lost Jobs, 2008
<br />83 i=
<br />-1588 `,
<br />2,608:
<br />:- 17
<br />111611 -
<br />Percent with
<br />53.90%
<br />42.60%
<br />45.90%
<br />20.70%
<br />29.70%
<br />Bachelor's Degree
<br />Percent Youngand
<br />6.00%
<br />7.00%
<br />2.00% `
<br />Not Reported
<br />Educated"
<br />County Tier
<br />3
<br />3
<br />3
<br />2
<br />3
<br />Average Hone Price,
<br />- " $220,300
<br />$171,100
<br />$203,500
<br />$131,200
<br />'- Not Reported
<br />2006
<br />-
<br />-.
<br />Buildings Available,
<br />3
<br />35
<br />20
<br />70
<br />10
<br />Sites Available,
<br />12
<br />22
<br />9
<br />52
<br />7
<br />Listings
<br />6,2
<br />8
<br />84 =
<br />11.8,
<br />7:5
<br />Certified Sites_
<br />. 0
<br />_, 0
<br />0
<br />0 -'
<br />Available
<br />Health, education
<br />Health,
<br />Retail,
<br />_
<br />Wholesale trade,
<br />Per Acre Cost of
<br />$6,300 -
<br />$42,300-
<br />$30,000-
<br />$21,369-
<br />$3,500 -
<br />Available Sites,
<br />$175,500
<br />$225,244
<br />$436,932
<br />$255,000
<br />23,715
<br />Median Income
<br />$55,522
<br />$51,292
<br />$65,487
<br />$43,769
<br />$57,677
<br />UnemPtoyMent,Oct.
<br />6,2
<br />8
<br />84 =
<br />11.8,
<br />7:5
<br />2009
<br />Industry
<br />Health, education
<br />Health,
<br />Retail,
<br />Manufacturing
<br />Wholesale trade,
<br />Specializations
<br />education
<br />Administrative,
<br />health care
<br />Health care
<br />Entreprenebr- -ship
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<br />Several
<br />Entrepreneurship
<br />Programs
<br />Incubators
<br />fund
<br />Incentives Used?
<br />No local incentives
<br />Yes
<br />Yes
<br />Yes
<br />Yes
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