2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Chester, CT vs Nevada City, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Nevada City, is 43% less than it is in Chester and is 29% below the National Average.
- Chester unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Nevada City unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Chester, CTNevada City, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.7%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.1%0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.8%31.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%7.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,032$45,734$37,638
 Household Income$93,333$53,534$69,021
 Family Median Income$112,899$95,871$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Chester, CTNevada City, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.6%14.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%3.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.4%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.6%7.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.6%13.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.3%8.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.0%5.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%11.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K24.2%6.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.5%11.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.4%9.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Chester, CTNevada City, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.5%16.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.7%5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%1.4%1.8%
 Legal1.2%3.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.0%6.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.4%13.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.7%4.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.6%0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.6%7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%6.5%3.6%
 Personal care5.0%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.1%18.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%9.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.5%4.0%13.1%
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Over 6 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 8 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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