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San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA vs Costa Mesa, CA

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- Household income in Costa Mesa, is 11% more than it is in San Buenaventura (Ventura) and is 28% above the National Average.
- San Buenaventura (Ventura) unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Costa Mesa unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.0%5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.6%32.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,501$47,636$37,638
 Household Income$86,718$96,391$69,021
 Family Median Income$100,011$106,842$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.4%5.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%2.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.0%5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.0%5.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.9%5.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%5.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%7.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.0%15.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.6%21.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.2%10.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.7%15.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACosta Mesa, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.5%22.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.0%6.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%1.2%1.8%
 Legal1.8%1.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%4.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%4.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%3.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.5%2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.5%8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%5.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.2%22.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.9%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%6.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.0%7.4%13.1%
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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Reviews for Costa Mesa    8 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Costa mesa has awesome shopping but is way too crowded and I have had 3 cars stolen in the past 5 years along with countless break-ins and theft. Expensive. Close to  More

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Over 15 years ago

Costa Mesa has a near perfect climate . . . plenty of sun but rarely over 100 degrees (our house doesn't even have AC). Nestled between Newport Beach and Huntington  More

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We have a good amount of low-income, medium-income, and relatively high-income  More

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