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Berkeley, CA vs Meridian, ID

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- Household income in Meridian, is 13% less than it is in Berkeley and is 19% above the National Average.
- Berkeley unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Meridian unemployment rate is 3.4%.
 Berkeley, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$56,168  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$85,201$69,021
 Family Median Income$156,940  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Berkeley, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Berkeley, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library13.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.3%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 12 years ago

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

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Over 14 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 Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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