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Castaic, CA vs St. George, UT

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- Household income in St. George, is 50% less than it is in Castaic and is 9% below the National Average.
- Castaic unemployment rate is 10.9%.
- St. George unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 Castaic, CASt. George, UTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,354  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$63,604$69,021
 Family Median Income$141,901  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Castaic, CASt. George, UTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K20.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Castaic, CASt. George, UTUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement6.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.8%13.1%
Reviews for Castaic    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I've lived in northern Castaic for 14 years so this review is for northern Castaic Pros: convenient freeway access, boating on Lake Castaic, lots of gas stations,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Formerly a "truck stop" town, Castaic is the last town before going over the Grapevine, heading North on I-5 towards San Francisco. The town is unincorporated and sits  More

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Over 12 years ago

I currently live in Valencia. Before I consider purchasing a house in Castaic off Lake Hughes Rd and closer to the lake, is it safe to live in this neighborhood? Any  More

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Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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