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Ann Arbor, MI vs Redding, CA

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- Household income in Redding, is 17% less than it is in Ann Arbor and is 14% below the National Average.
- Ann Arbor unemployment rate is 3.5%.
- Redding unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Ann Arbor, MIRedding, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,883  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$60,624$69,021
 Family Median Income$123,351  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ann Arbor, MIRedding, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ann Arbor, MIRedding, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library19.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.8%13.1%
Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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Reviews for Redding    61 Reviews

What an amazing place to live. No place is perfect but the people here are friendly with several parks nearby and many miles of trails from Road Biking to MBT. Check out  More

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Take a hike if you don't like different points of view, religious or generally conservative people. No one will miss you. California has been going in the wrong  More

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Over 4 years ago

I retired to Redding 6 years ago and I can truthfully say that I made a huge mistake. If you are looking to move to an area that has; thriving arts scene, gourmet  More

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