2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Sugar Land, TX vs Auburn, CA

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- Household income in Auburn, is 41% less than it is in Sugar Land and is 5% above the National Average.
- Sugar Land unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Auburn unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Sugar Land, TXAuburn, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.2%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.3%36.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$54,768$47,690$37,638
 Household Income$123,733$72,409$69,021
 Family Median Income$142,202$100,174$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sugar Land, TXAuburn, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.0%10.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%5.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.8%8.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%6.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.2%6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%7.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.6%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%11.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.2%17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.9%8.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K25.9%11.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sugar Land, TXAuburn, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.2%18.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.1%5.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%1.4%1.8%
 Legal1.9%1.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%6.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.0%7.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.5%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.8%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%23.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%5.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.9%9.6%13.1%
Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  More

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Reviews for Auburn    13 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Overall Auburn has a good quality of life and this town still has that small town charm. Auburn is a good place to raise a family and the schools are decent. Auburn  More

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Over 6 years ago

There isnt anything for kids/ teens to do around here except go to a park thats typically filled with a bunch of druggys so i give this town a terrible rating.. sorry  More

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Over 13 years ago

Auburn is Beautiful city to live  More

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