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Boulder Creek, CA vs Shingle Springs, CA

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- Household income in Shingle Springs, is 12% less than it is in Boulder Creek and is 23% above the National Average.
- Boulder Creek unemployment rate is 8.1%.
- Shingle Springs unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Boulder Creek, CAShingle Springs, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,521  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$89,196$69,021
 Family Median Income$117,041  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Boulder Creek, CAShingle Springs, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K20.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock16.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Boulder Creek, CAShingle Springs, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock4.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.2%13.1%
Reviews for Boulder Creek    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

even with Prop 13 property taxes are high. My taxes have incresed from $1200 a year in 1990 to over $8000 a year now. Coffee is $1.50 a cup. Milk $3.50 a  More

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A wonderful place if you love the forest. Plenty of activities, camping,hiking,fishing and mountain dining. Very close to Santa Cruz beaches, restaurants, entertainment  More

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Over 18 years ago

Boulder Creek, CA is in the Santa Cruz mountains near San Jose, CA. It is a beautiful, woodsy mountain area with wonderful climate. It's hard to believe that the overly  More

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Reviews for Shingle Springs    3 Reviews

Shingle Springs is a wonderful rural area to live. However, the immediate area is booming and threatening space and a rural life style. The winters are mild and great.  More

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Last summer we had more than a week of triple digits and we just can't play outside when it's that hot. But it's quiet and rural. If it weren't for the too hot too  More

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I have been here 25 years. this town had no stop lights when we first moved here. now there's 6. meaning the population is booming. positives are that you have rural  More

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