2024 Compare Cities Economy:
St. Charles, IL vs Santa Fe, NM

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- Household income in Santa Fe, is 42% less than it is in St. Charles and is 11% below the National Average.
- St. Charles unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Santa Fe unemployment rate is 7.7%.
 St. Charles, ILSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.6%7.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.2%3.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.7%30.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%8.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$55,477$39,723$37,638
 Household Income$106,069$61,990$69,021
 Family Median Income$131,927$72,697$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. Charles, ILSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.8%8.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.9%9.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.1%8.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.3%8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.3%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%13.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.4%14.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.4%6.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K18.7%7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. Charles, ILSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.6%16.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.9%6.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%2.3%1.8%
 Legal0.8%2.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.6%7.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%3.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.6%5.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.0%4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.6%7.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.2%5.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.3%19.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.4%8.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.2%7.2%13.1%
Reviews for St. Charles    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Moving to Saint Charles from Kansas City was quite to sticker shock from a cost of living standpoint. I did do my homework and knew this would be the case, but it  More

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Over 15 years ago

St. Charles, Illinois is a small, trendy river town. It hosts amenities that appeal to everyone. Biking, running, walking, hiking, camping, horseback riding, kayaking,  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 5 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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