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Boulder, CO vs San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA

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Highlights
- Household income in San Buenaventura (Ventura), is 16% more than it is in Boulder and is 20% above the National Average.
- Boulder unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- San Buenaventura (Ventura) unemployment rate is 6.0%.

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 Boulder, COSan Buenaventura (Ventura), CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.7%1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.4%28.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.6%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$52,057$42,501$37,638
 Household Income$74,902$86,718$69,021
 Family Median Income$134,583$100,011$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Boulder, COSan Buenaventura (Ventura), CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.1%7.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%2.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.0%5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%7.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.0%5.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%5.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.8%9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.5%14.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.8%19.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.6%11.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K17.0%11.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Boulder, COSan Buenaventura (Ventura), CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.6%16.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science16.9%8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%2.5%1.8%
 Legal1.8%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library10.1%7.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.4%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%5.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.4%3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%2.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.4%6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.1%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.5%20.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.1%7.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.0%8.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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Reviews for San Buenaventura (Ventura)    28 Reviews

I have lived in Ventura for over 20 years, worked for over 30. While this was a nice town it has essentially turned into a worse place than LA, with a huge amount of  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here my entire life of 43 years. Ventura used to be very nice in the 80s and 90s, now it is an extension of Los Angeles in the worst way. Super overpriced  More

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I have lived in Ventura County since 2006 and that includes Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Camarillo, and Ventura. This city has a lot of friendly, down to earth people that seem  More

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