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Brookings, OR vs Willits, CA

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- Household income in Willits, is 52% less than it is in Brookings and is 100% below the National Average.
- Brookings unemployment rate is 8.5%.
- Willits unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Brookings, ORWillits, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,784  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$34,519$69,021
 Family Median Income$81,210  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Brookings, ORWillits, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock30.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock6.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Brookings, ORWillits, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock11.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement10.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.2%13.1%
Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 4 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  More

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Reviews for Willits    3 Reviews

I used to grow for people that live there a very big marijuana skill people try to hide but the crime rate speaks for itself  More

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Over 10 years ago

We have lived in Willits about 20 years. It has been a fantastic place to retire. We live among the redwoods, clean air, and it's peaceful. The folks here are about the  More

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Over 18 years ago

small wont see it if you blink while  More

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