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Dana Point, CA vs New Canaan, CT

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- Household income in New Canaan, is 93% more than it is in Dana Point and is 68% above the National Average.
- Dana Point unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- New Canaan unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Dana Point, CANew Canaan, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.4%5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.6%-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.9%27.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%6.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$67,484$119,935$37,638
 Household Income$111,132$214,977$69,021
 Family Median Income$133,533$250,001$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Dana Point, CANew Canaan, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.2%2.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%0.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.1%1.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.3%3.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.7%1.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.1%5.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.9%3.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%4.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.4%12.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.0%10.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K24.3%52.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Dana Point, CANew Canaan, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.1%41.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.6%7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%1.0%1.8%
 Legal2.9%3.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%7.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.4%3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%3.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%0.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%0.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.5%1.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%1.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%20.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%0.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.6%2.9%13.1%
Reviews for Dana Point    8 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Climate is one of the world's  More

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Nice place to live. Mediterranean climate. Too many people, high cost of living, California taxes high. Ocean is  More

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Over 16 years ago

We are in the California Riviera...but there's a price! This is a great place to  More

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Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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