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Bethesda, MD vs Westlake, OH

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- Household income in Westlake, is 45% less than it is in Bethesda and is 30% above the National Average.
- Bethesda unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Westlake unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Bethesda, MDWestlake, OHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$108,611  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$98,285$69,021
 Family Median Income$250,001  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bethesda, MDWestlake, OHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock18.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bethesda, MDWestlake, OHUnited States
 Management, business, finance31.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support11.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair0.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.4%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 Westlake    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have been living in Westlake for over 5 years and I absolutely love it! Crocker Park is a wonderful place to hang out with the family and pets and there are great  More

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Over 19 years ago

people are a little stodgy and snobbish and taxes are definitely NOT low. You get taxed for everything, including double-taxed for working in another community (i.e.  More

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Over 20 years ago

I am a Southerner, but the best years of my life were in Westlake. The Cleveland Metroparks are tops.   More

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