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Bend, OR vs Alameda, CA

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- Household income in Alameda, is 53% more than it is in Bend and is 39% above the National Average.
- Bend unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Alameda unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Bend, ORAlameda, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth57.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,680  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$113,339$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,024  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bend, ORAlameda, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock26.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bend, ORAlameda, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock13.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock5.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.2%13.1%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 4 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Alameda    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having been born here & 70 now I have watched firsthand, a small, quiet town ruined by excessive building, overcrowding and far too many restaurants for a city this  More

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Enjoy the immense benefit to having a close-knit community with main-street USA feel less than 10 miles from the resources of several urban and education  More

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Alameda, CA is a unique town here in the Bay Area. Perhaps because it is an island, or perhaps because for many decades it was a U.S. Army base, the city has never  More

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