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Arlington, VA vs Santa Fe, TX

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- Household income in Santa Fe, is 34% less than it is in Arlington and is 18% above the National Average.
- Arlington unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- Santa Fe unemployment rate is 8.2%.
 Arlington, VASanta Fe, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$77,535  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$84,602$69,021
 Family Median Income$171,820  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Arlington, VASanta Fe, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Arlington, VASanta Fe, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance33.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support12.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock16.3%13.1%
Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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Reviews for Santa Fe    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

as a person who was born and raised here, it’s terrible. if you like being hatecrimed or doing the hate criming i guess you should come here. terrible twin terrible  More

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Over 8 years ago

Santa Fe is wonderful to us! Most people don't live by the dump, that is more between Algoa and Alvin or live by crapy areas. Santa Fe is a small town where a lot of  More

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I am a professional that moved to Santa Fe a year ago. Santa Fe is a small town close to the Ocean and close to amenities. If you don't like having a WALMART down the  More

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