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Aliso Viejo, CA vs Brighton, MI

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- Household income in Brighton, is 45% less than it is in Aliso Viejo and is 3% below the National Average.
- Aliso Viejo unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Brighton unemployment rate is 3.3%.
 Aliso Viejo, CABrighton, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$53,622  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$66,726$69,021
 Family Median Income$143,046  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Aliso Viejo, CABrighton, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Aliso Viejo, CABrighton, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance28.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.1%13.1%
Reviews for Aliso Viejo    8 Reviews

We've lived here in Aliso Viejo now for two years and just love it! It's clean, extremely walkable, little to no crime and relatively affordable when compared to Los  More

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Over 4 years ago

We just moved here from the East Coast and we absolutely love it. It’s pretty peaceful, has beautiful views of the city, and it’s close to the beach and many parks.  More

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We've liked here for 4yrs now and it is one of the most convenient cities I've ever lived in. Our youngest finished their last 2 yrs of high school here and we were  More

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Reviews for Brighton    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Brighton is a great place to live. On the plus side, Brighton (Livingston County) is beautiful with lots of lakes, trees, parks, hiking and biking trails, etc. GREAT  More

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I have lived here for some time and raising kids here is really nice. It's like a small ann arbor, downtown buzzes with festivals, shops, music, parks and restaurants.  More

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Of all the places we have lived in the U.S. this is the best. We have finally found a neighborhood with friendly people of all ages, Great medical care within 10-30  More

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