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Petaluma, CA vs Edmonds, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Edmonds, is 4% less than it is in Petaluma and is 29% above the National Average.
- Petaluma unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Edmonds unemployment rate is 5.2%.

Economy
 Petaluma, CAEdmonds, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.0%5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.7%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.6%39.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%10.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,664$61,615$37,638
 Household Income$100,379$96,775$69,021
 Family Median Income$124,213$124,646$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Petaluma, CAEdmonds, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.2%2.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%1.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.0%5.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.9%5.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.0%5.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.3%7.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.2%9.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.0%13.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.8%19.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.0%9.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K17.4%19.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Petaluma, CAEdmonds, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.5%25.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.6%10.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%0.8%1.8%
 Legal1.3%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%5.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.5%2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%5.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.2%2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%0.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.3%4.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%4.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%21.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%6.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.5%6.5%13.1%

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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Reviews for Edmonds    11 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Please let me hear from people ages 60 and up who live in Edmonds and what it is like. Going to move next year to be nearer my son.   More

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Over 12 years ago

As many of you know, the Northwest is known for its quality of life and is indeed a great place to live. I'm a Seattle area native who grew up here and also lived in  More

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Over 12 years ago

Edmonds, WA is one of the best suburbs to live in if you are looking to work in Seattle. It used to be a short 20 minute commute downtown when I was growing up (the  More

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ZIPS IN PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA
94954 94952
ZIPS IN EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
98026 98020

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