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Chardon, OH vs Westlake, OH

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- Household income in Westlake, is 23% more than it is in Chardon and is 30% above the National Average.
- Chardon unemployment rate is 3.2%.
- Westlake unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Chardon, OHWestlake, OHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$36,175  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$98,285$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,266  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Chardon, OHWestlake, OHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock18.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Chardon, OHWestlake, OHUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.8%1.2%
 Education, library2.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.4%13.1%
Reviews for Chardon    3 Reviews

This town is perfect for you if you have nothing better to do with your life! There's very few places to go, but the places you can go are pretty fun. For example, King  More

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Over 11 years ago

Good place to raise a family. Only cons are high property taxes and alot of cloudy  More

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Over 16 years ago

Chardon is considered to resemble a town in the northeast. It is hilly and does provide beautiful scenery in the fall with the leaves turning colors. The climate is  More

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Reviews for Westlake    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have been living in Westlake for over 5 years and I absolutely love it! Crocker Park is a wonderful place to hang out with the family and pets and there are great  More

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Over 19 years ago

people are a little stodgy and snobbish and taxes are definitely NOT low. You get taxed for everything, including double-taxed for working in another community (i.e.  More

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Over 20 years ago

I am a Southerner, but the best years of my life were in Westlake. The Cleveland Metroparks are tops.   More

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