2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Blaine, WA vs Folsom, CA

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- Household income in Folsom, is 68% more than it is in Blaine and is 46% above the National Average.
- Blaine unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Folsom unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Blaine, WAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.7%4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.7%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.9%37.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%7.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,329$51,261$37,638
 Household Income$76,272$128,421$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,404$152,414$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Blaine, WAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.4%4.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%2.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.0%4.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%3.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.8%4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%3.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.8%6.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K20.5%10.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.8%17.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.7%17.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.2%25.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Blaine, WAFolsom, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.0%25.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.2%16.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%1.0%1.8%
 Legal0.4%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.1%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.1%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%7.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.0%1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.9%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.9%3.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.8%1.2%3.6%
 Personal care1.3%2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.3%20.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.0%3.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving20.3%5.1%13.1%
Reviews for Blaine    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Sitting on the border just before you cross into British Columbia, Canada is the small town of Blaine. Just to the south is Bellingham (pop about 75,000). The area  More

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Over 12 years ago

Have lived in Blaine and nearby areas (Birch Bay, Bellingham) on and off about 3 years.If you like peaceful surroundings and the laid back life (for some, might be  More

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When you wonder where in the U.S. remains a Mayberry, a serene, small, Cleaver family town, this is it. I didn't want to leave. Pat at the Post Office, streets so wide  More

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Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 11 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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