2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Berkeley, CA vs Frisco, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Frisco, is 37% more than it is in Berkeley and is 49% above the National Average.
- Berkeley unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Frisco unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Berkeley, CAFrisco, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.3%55.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$56,168$57,651$37,638
 Household Income$97,834$134,210$69,021
 Family Median Income$156,940$158,101$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Berkeley, CAFrisco, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.6%3.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%1.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.2%2.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.1%3.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.6%4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%4.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.4%6.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%9.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.8%20.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.4%15.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K24.1%27.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Berkeley, CAFrisco, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.4%31.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science18.6%15.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%1.6%1.8%
 Legal2.8%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library13.2%5.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment7.1%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%6.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.9%0.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.9%3.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%1.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.0%19.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%2.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.3%4.7%13.1%
Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 11 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 13 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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Reviews for Frisco    23 Reviews

If I had to select a sister city that reminds me of Frisco, it would be Irvine California in the county of Orange. Super safe city, great police and school districts,  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years, honestly, its the safest, most clean place in the USA. You just cant go wrong moving here. Many of the low rankings on this site are  More

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Amir · 
Over 2 years ago

Most overhyped city in the area. I wrote another post detailing this but wasn’t posted here for some reason. They purposely overhype the city through any means possible  More

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