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Arlington, WA vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Tacoma, is 20% less than it is in Arlington and is 1% above the National Average.
- Arlington unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Tacoma unemployment rate is 7.3%.

Economy
 Arlington, WATacoma, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.3%7.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.8%39.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.1%10.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,900$37,263$37,638
 Household Income$87,708$69,956$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,102$87,128$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Arlington, WATacoma, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.1%8.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.8%3.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.3%6.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%6.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.7%7.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%8.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.8%10.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%13.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K23.2%18.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.6%8.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.1%6.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Arlington, WATacoma, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.3%14.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.0%5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%2.7%1.8%
 Legal0.4%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.0%4.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.3%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.8%19.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.3%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.1%8.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.2%14.7%13.1%

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Reviews for Arlington    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Arlington is a nice area, however the property taxes are very high. We built a home here in 2015 . The home is similar to the one we lived in in Arlington's "twin" city  More

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Arlington is north of Seattle. Like the entire Greater Seattle area, the quality of life is easy going. The weather is generally gentle all year long. A little snow in  More

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Over 15 years ago

We live on the West side of I-5, area known as Smokey Point/Lakewood/7 Lakes. As do several other family members. The area still has a very rural feeling without driving  More

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Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 3 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 4 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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ZIPS IN ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON
98223
ZIPS IN TACOMA, WASHINGTON
98404, 98409, 98405, 98406, 98407, 98422, 98408, 98418, 98403, 98465, 13 total

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