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Altamonte Springs, FL vs Sunnyvale, CA

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- Household income in Sunnyvale, is 181% more than it is in Altamonte Springs and is 57% above the National Average.
- Altamonte Springs unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Sunnyvale unemployment rate is 3.9%.
 Altamonte Springs, FLSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,785  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$161,670$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,212  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Altamonte Springs, FLSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock38.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Altamonte Springs, FLSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock39.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.9%13.1%
Reviews for Altamonte Springs    9 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have been living here for about 4 months, nice city, traffic is not too bad, unless u get close to Orlando, love the weather, hot but always refreshing air, lots of  More

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The overall crime rate in Altamonte Springs is 20% higher than than the national  More

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Life here, as a retiree, is wonderful -- close to SO MANY Florida attractions -- parks, lakes, shopping galore, and, of course, all of the Disney parks and  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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