2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Susanville, CA vs Rapid City, SD

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- Household income in Rapid City, is 8% more than it is in Susanville and is 19% below the National Average.
- Susanville unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Rapid City unemployment rate is 3.1%.
 Susanville, CARapid City, SDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%3.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth13.0%35.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%6.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$14,002$34,916$37,638
 Household Income$53,750$58,072$69,021
 Family Median Income$64,958$78,276$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Susanville, CARapid City, SDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.4%9.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.7%4.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.9%11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.7%9.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.9%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%8.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.4%10.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.2%12.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.0%14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.8%4.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.5%5.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Susanville, CARapid City, SDUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.2%12.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.1%3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.3%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.5%5.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.3%1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%9.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.5%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement17.0%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.1%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%5.0%3.6%
 Personal care1.7%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.3%23.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry3.0%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%9.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.2%11.2%13.1%
Reviews for Susanville    11 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Ive been here my whole life. I can't imagine living anywhere else but crime is definitely going up. Blame it on add another prison i feel 1 was plenty. But its still  More

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Over 5 years ago

Decent place, lived here for a while. Homeless are everywhere, drug addicts under the bridges, don't go to the river or the trail due to harassment from homeless.  More

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Over 6 years ago

Susanville has most of the raptors that you see in the US. I see deer in the city streets daily. I've seen beaver, coyote, wolf, bear, martins, racoon, fox, skunk,  More

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Reviews for Rapid City    31 Reviews

I have lived in this city for the last three and half years and I can't stand it!! Let me spell it out for you, but to be fair, let me give you the Pros first:  More

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Unless you made your pension out of state or already bought a home you can't afford to liver there. Rapid City is gray in winter.  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in the city 5 years a loved  More

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