2024 Compare Cities Economy:
San Rafael, CA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Santa Rosa, is 19% less than it is in San Rafael and is 19% above the National Average.
- San Rafael unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Santa Rosa unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 San Rafael, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.1%34.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%8.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$61,962$41,880$37,638
 Household Income$104,521$84,823$69,021
 Family Median Income$135,862$102,034$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Rafael, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.3%7.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%2.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.6%5.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.5%6.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.0%7.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%5.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.8%9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.0%13.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.7%20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.3%11.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K24.3%10.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Rafael, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.2%16.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.3%5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%2.2%1.8%
 Legal1.7%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%4.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.5%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%5.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%1.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.2%5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.7%4.5%3.6%
 Personal care3.6%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.7%20.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.1%1.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.0%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.1%12.4%13.1%
Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 14 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 16 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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