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Airway Heights, WA vs Sierra Vista, AZ

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- Household income in Sierra Vista, is 18% more than it is in Airway Heights and is 4% below the National Average.
- Airway Heights unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Sierra Vista unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 Airway Heights, WASierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.3%4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.6%-0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.5%21.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%8.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,527$34,651$37,638
 Household Income$55,932$66,129$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,357$84,029$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Airway Heights, WASierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.9%10.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.1%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.7%7.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%9.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.6%8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K12.0%7.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K13.0%9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%14.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K10.4%17.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.8%8.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.4%4.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Airway Heights, WASierra Vista, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%12.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.2%10.1%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%2.3%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%7.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%7.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.6%3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%7.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.6%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.0%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.8%20.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.0%7.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving15.5%6.4%13.1%
Reviews for Airway Heights    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Like a modern day Mayberry!!! LOVE IT, LOVE IT!!!! New more shopping choices though, like a WINCO. Police dept a LITTLE over zealous but a great place to  More

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Over 15 years ago

i actually love living here in Airway Heights for many reasons: it's small enough to know all the local grocers, pharmacists, city employees by name. it's not a  More

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Over 18 years ago

So expensive to buy a home...but soooo worth  More

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Reviews for Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 2 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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