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Atlantic City, NJ vs Modesto, CA

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- Household income in Modesto, is 125% more than it is in Atlantic City and is 3% below the National Average.
- Atlantic City unemployment rate is 13.6%.
- Modesto unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Atlantic City, NJModesto, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$21,048  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$67,011$69,021
 Family Median Income$34,689  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Atlantic City, NJModesto, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Atlantic City, NJModesto, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance11.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.9%13.1%
Reviews for Atlantic City    2 Reviews

I am looking for a place to settle. Right now I'm in Memphis and don't want to stay. My home is New York City but I never retrace my steps. My focus has been the  More

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was born in north jersey.. lived in atlantic city for about 40 yrs.. was a great place growing up,, regular rockwell growing up,, now since the casinos over 30yrs or  More

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Reviews for Modesto    35 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born and raised here (still currently live here) and there are some nice areas and not so nice areas. I really think we need to improve our community and create  More

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Over 4 years ago

It's fine. Lived here for over 10 years. Here's my breakdown. CONS: Crime rate: mostly on the westside, unless you live in better developed areas. Summer weather:  More

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I know this website is probably only for adults, which I am not, but I thought perhaps adults would like to hear a kid's perspective of things, you know, if any adult  More

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