2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Brea, CA vs Phoenix, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in Phoenix, is 40% less than it is in Brea and is 6% below the National Average.
- Brea unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Phoenix unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Brea, CAPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.9%6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.6%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.2%48.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%8.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,945$33,718$37,638
 Household Income$108,721$64,927$69,021
 Family Median Income$125,468$75,683$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Brea, CAPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.5%8.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%3.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.7%8.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%8.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.6%9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.0%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.7%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.0%13.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.2%15.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.4%6.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K18.9%8.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Brea, CAPhoenix, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.4%16.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.5%6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%1.6%1.8%
 Legal1.4%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.7%5.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.4%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%5.2%3.6%
 Personal care1.4%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.2%22.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.1%9.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.3%12.2%13.1%
Reviews for Brea    10 Reviews

I have lived in Orange County and Los Angeles County for over 20 years. The cost of living has prompted 3 friends to move to the Central Valley, Oregon and Washington  More

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Over 11 years ago

I loved living here in Brea, CA for over 17 years. It is a great community. For being a small north Orange County city it has a lot to offer. Schools are really  More

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Great city in N. Orange County. Affordable with lots of  More

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Reviews for Phoenix    449 Reviews

As someone that has worked in Phoenix for close to 20 years now. There is great areas to eat at, great opportunities for premium small businesses to set up shop and even  More

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Phoenix is a city of potential and definitely has a bad reputation that is not completely deserved all throughout the city itself. There is tons of things to do, places  More

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Phoenix has tons of the best places to shop and eat at bar none due to it being the big city. Downtown is definitely underrated. There also is some nice new developments  More

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