2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Bethesda, MD vs Ridgefield, WA

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- Household income in Ridgefield, is 40% less than it is in Bethesda and is 36% above the National Average.
- Bethesda unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Ridgefield unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Bethesda, MDRidgefield, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.7%6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.0%39.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.7%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$108,611$41,214$37,638
 Household Income$178,370$107,861$69,021
 Family Median Income$250,001$112,667$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bethesda, MDRidgefield, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.1%3.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%0.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.9%0.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.9%5.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.0%3.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.4%4.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.2%13.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.5%18.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.3%27.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.1%12.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K45.1%11.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bethesda, MDRidgefield, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance31.9%20.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science17.5%6.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%1.5%1.8%
 Legal10.1%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%5.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment5.5%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%9.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.7%2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%4.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving1.3%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.4%0.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support11.4%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair0.6%6.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving1.2%11.3%13.1%
Reviews for Bethesda    12 Reviews

Bethesda is awesome if you want to live near DC and in a relatively safe city that has few parking issues. Montgomery county has parking lots in downtown Bethesda and  More

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Amenities are plentiful, but costs continue to rise as do local and state taxes. Overall not a friendly place to  More

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Essentially an upscale suburb of Washington DC. Public transport is easy, there's plenty to do (though with none of the edginess of living closer in DC) and it's minutes  More

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Reviews for Ridgefield    3 Reviews

We have lived in Ridgefield for 16 years. Seen it grow into one of the best places to live in America - if not the best. Not far from I-15, best schools in State,  More

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Over 17 years ago

but it's gotten overrun with yuppie types. Probably what the people that lived here when I moved in thought,  More

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Moved here fifteen years ago from the Montclair area of the Bay Area. Wanted the best of San Francisco Bay Area without the traffic, over population. Less than 20  More

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