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Atascadero, CA vs Folsom, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Folsom, is 55% more than it is in Atascadero and is 46% above the National Average.
- Atascadero unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Folsom unemployment rate is 4.6%.

Economy
 Atascadero, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.4%4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.1%37.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,047$51,261$37,638
 Household Income$82,777$128,421$69,021
 Family Median Income$97,355$152,414$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Atascadero, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.9%4.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%2.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.7%4.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.9%3.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.1%4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%3.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%6.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.7%10.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.4%17.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.5%17.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.9%25.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Atascadero, CAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.2%25.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.2%16.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.0%1.8%
 Legal0.5%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.1%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.4%7.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.6%1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.4%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.8%3.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%1.2%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%20.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.7%3.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.1%5.1%13.1%

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Reviews for Atascadero    8 Reviews

Moved up here 20 years ago from coastal Southern California and we love it. Home prices are high, and wages do not keep pace, but that’s a problem for all of California.  More

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Over 8 years ago

Have lived on the Central Coast of California for many years, and the area is wonderful with a moderate Med climate and laid back lifestyle. Unfortunately as I near  More

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We moved to Atascadero in 2006 and at that time it was nice, low crime rate. Lots of places to eat and go out. BUT today 2015 is a lot different. The homeless have  More

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Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 11 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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ZIPS IN ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA
93422
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95630

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