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Chesapeake, VA vs Tigard, OR

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- Household income in Tigard, is 9% more than it is in Chesapeake and is 26% above the National Average.
- Chesapeake unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Tigard unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Chesapeake, VATigard, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.0%5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.2%43.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,952$44,977$37,638
 Household Income$85,563$93,532$69,021
 Family Median Income$99,873$115,151$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Chesapeake, VATigard, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.4%5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%2.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.2%6.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.0%4.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.5%6.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.8%8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.8%11.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.4%21.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.0%12.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.6%12.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Chesapeake, VATigard, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.1%19.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.3%11.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%1.3%1.8%
 Legal0.7%1.1%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%6.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.6%2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%5.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.9%5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%3.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.9%23.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.6%4.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.9%9.1%13.1%
Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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Reviews for Tigard    4 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I have lived in Tigard for more than 10 years. It is about 15-20 minutes away from Portland, and has some nice neighborhoods. That being said, housing is expensive,  More

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Statistics are one thing, reality is more important. Living in Tigard, OR is hellish. The weather is horrible - rain, mud, algae, sleet, hail pretty much most of the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Tigard is conveniently located to the major highways, a little slower pace of life, and the west side of the Portland metro area has better weather. The city is  More

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