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Carmel Valley Village, CA vs Santa Rosa, CA

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- Household income in Santa Rosa, is 40% less than it is in Carmel Valley Village and is 19% above the National Average.
- Carmel Valley Village unemployment rate is 10.4%.
- Santa Rosa unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Carmel Valley Village, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$76,644  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$84,823$69,021
 Family Median Income$159,881  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Carmel Valley Village, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Carmel Valley Village, CASanta Rosa, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.4%13.1%
Reviews for Carmel Valley Village    2 Reviews

It was a great place to grow up in the 70s. However, it has become very expensive. Natural beauty abounds. Reasonable drives to get to Carmel or down the coast to Big  More

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A tresure, a precious gem, fresh, sweet smeeling air everytime I round the corner into the village, kind people, gorgeous scenes everywhere-trees, creeks, flowers,  More

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Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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