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Cathedral City, CA vs Salem, OR

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- Household income in Salem, is 10% more than it is in Cathedral City and is 11% below the National Average.
- Cathedral City unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Salem unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Cathedral City, CASalem, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.9%6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.2%-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.8%40.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,108$31,610$37,638
 Household Income$56,671$62,185$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,292$75,291$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cathedral City, CASalem, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.7%9.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.6%8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%9.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.4%8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.8%11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%13.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.0%16.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%6.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.9%5.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cathedral City, CASalem, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.2%14.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.7%5.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%2.9%1.8%
 Legal0.5%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.9%4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving12.8%6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance9.7%3.8%3.6%
 Personal care4.5%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%21.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%2.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.0%7.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.9%12.1%13.1%
Reviews for Cathedral City    3 Reviews

Cathedral City is cheaper than Palm Springs and a few other local cities. It has lovely mountain views. It's a decidely middle-middle class community, especially on  More

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Cathedral City enjoys the lowest crime rate in the entire Coachella  More

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Relatively because it depends on where you came from. We moved here from Denver. There's been one murder here this year. I feel rather safe in this area as far as  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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