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Cathedral City, CA vs Tacoma, WA

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- Household income in Tacoma, is 23% more than it is in Cathedral City and is 1% above the National Average.
- Cathedral City unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Tacoma unemployment rate is 7.3%.
 Cathedral City, CATacoma, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,108  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$69,956$69,021
 Family Median Income$70,292  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cathedral City, CATacoma, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cathedral City, CATacoma, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance9.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.7%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 Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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