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Brentwood, CA vs Pacifica, CA

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- Household income in Pacifica, is 11% more than it is in Brentwood and is 50% above the National Average.
- Brentwood unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Pacifica unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Brentwood, CAPacifica, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,657  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$138,548$69,021
 Family Median Income$133,401  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Brentwood, CAPacifica, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K18.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock27.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Brentwood, CAPacifica, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock11.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.8%13.1%
Reviews for Brentwood    6 Reviews

Brentwood, 50 miles east of San Francisco, has a great climate. We are in a valley, east of Mount Diablo. We get a few weeks of pretty hot days - 100+, but the rest of  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love living in Brentwood. Our city planners and workers have done an excellent job in creating a beautiful city filled with trees, parks, well- planned communities,  More

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We moved to a new “Active Adults” (over 55) housing development in Brentwood about 6 years ago. The location is great if you like to fish, go pleasure-boating, or water  More

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Reviews for Pacifica    9 Reviews

Back when I lived there...great for people, hiking, only had two times where there was a crime I was aware of my 1955 Chevy Bel-Air was stolen as well as my bike from  More

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Has the rep of being socked in with fog 24-7 but thats totally false. a charming blue collar surf town a mere 30 min from downtown SF with lower prices - hard to  More

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Over 14 years ago

near the  More

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