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Cave Creek, AZ vs Eureka, CA

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- Household income in Eureka, is 49% less than it is in Cave Creek and is 47% below the National Average.
- Cave Creek unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Eureka unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Cave Creek, AZEureka, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth45.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$57,628  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,926$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,392  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cave Creek, AZEureka, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cave Creek, AZEureka, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support28.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.6%13.1%
Reviews for Cave Creek    5 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Beautiful homes and area with larger parcels and horse properties. Wonderful people. Low crime. Great climate except 3 months of hell heat in the summer. But you can  More

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Cave Creek is beautiful especially if you make lots of money! It has a mix of down to earth people and affluent show boaters, heavy drinkers and bikers. Very eclectic.  More

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Over 12 years ago

The drawback to living in Cave Creek are the summers. If you can leave for 3-4 months and return in the fall, Cave Creek is  More

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Reviews for Eureka    43 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I lived here 7 years and moved away a year ago. Crime and homelessness was really bad. Public funds which should be used to improve infrastructure somehow disappeared.  More

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Over 5 years ago

I enjoy living in Eureka. There is a lot of beautiful outdoor trails. The climate is mild. Other places I have lived were freezing cold in winter, and flaming hot in  More

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I lived in a suburb just north of Eureka for three years. It has a small-town feel, where everybody seems to know everybody. There is zero traffic, but that's because  More

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