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Boulder, CO vs Tahoe Vista, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Tahoe Vista, is 10% more than it is in Boulder and is 16% above the National Average.
- Boulder unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Tahoe Vista unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Boulder, COTahoe Vista, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$52,057  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$82,634$69,021
 Family Median Income$134,583  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Boulder, COTahoe Vista, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock15.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Boulder, COTahoe Vista, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library10.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock8.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock1.4%13.1%
Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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Reviews for Tahoe Vista    3 Reviews

This mountain neighborhood is minutes from Northstar At Tahoe or in the opposite direction, minutes from Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Vista is located on the north shore of Lake  More

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Over 13 years ago

Amazing place to live. I moved here in high school and everyone was super kind and treated me with the nicest attitude. No cliques, kind of, which is way different from  More

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Over 18 years ago

If you've ever visited then you know there's no place like it on earth. The best of winter activities: skiing, snowboarding, snow shoeing, sledding and the list goes  More

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