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Simi Valley, CA vs Bakersfield, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Bakersfield, is 33% less than it is in Simi Valley and is 0% below the National Average.
- Simi Valley unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Bakersfield unemployment rate is 8.0%.

Economy
 Simi Valley, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.6%8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.2%24.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,416$28,837$37,638
 Household Income$102,627$69,014$69,021
 Family Median Income$120,122$75,253$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Simi Valley, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.7%9.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%3.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.1%8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.9%7.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.7%8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.0%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.8%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%14.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.7%17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.6%8.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K17.2%7.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Simi Valley, CABakersfield, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.9%11.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.1%4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%2.3%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%6.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.1%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%5.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.5%4.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%2.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.8%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%3.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.5%21.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%3.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.1%9.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.9%14.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Simi Valley    22 Reviews

I've live in two different neighborhoods since fall of 1996 and depending on the neighborhood you're quality of life experience will vary. The price of housing is such  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Simi Valley for 23 Years. I love it here but due to the cost of living am looking to relocate to another state/City where my money will go further. Simi  More

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Over 15 years ago

simi valley is a very nice place to live within the shadow of the LA metro area. it has low crime and reasonable housing costs with ready access to indoor and outdoor  More

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Reviews for Bakersfield    75 Reviews

I am a millennial, born and raised here. As someone who wrestled with staying for years, there are a lot of valid reasons to not come to Bakersfield. Air quality, summer  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here all of my life. 40+ years. It used to be fun and kinda safe but now it is so scary to go outside. We are literally a homeless dumping ground and there  More

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I moved here from Seattle 25 years ago, when it had a population of 200,000, and practically the only place to get coffee was a place called “Duke’s Ranch”. Why did I  More

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ZIPS IN SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
93065 93063
ZIPS IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
93307, 93306, 93309, 93312, 93313, 93304, 93311, 93305, 93301, 93220, 10 total

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