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Commerce City, CO vs Mount Vernon, WA

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- Household income in Mount Vernon, is 28% less than it is in Commerce City and is 10% below the National Average.
- Commerce City unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Mount Vernon unemployment rate is 7.2%.
 Commerce City, COMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,144  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$62,706$69,021
 Family Median Income$100,551  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Commerce City, COMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Commerce City, COMount Vernon, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock5.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.6%13.1%
Reviews for Commerce City    3 Reviews

I've lived here for 12 years. Back then the houses were priced right, you could get a nice smaller house for under 100k. Right now the prices are outrageous, like  More

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I recently moved to Commerce City, specifically the Reunion/Buffalo Mesa area. I love it here - it's a great family community with a wide variety of ethnicities. There  More

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Shacks, Blue collar trash, and crime. Add in traffic, oil refineries, and the smell of fresh pretrol with a truck stop and there you have Commerce City. The name speaks  More

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Reviews for Mount Vernon    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I'm sure it has its flaws, but what stands with me is that everyone whom i meet here is *so polite!* .. People smile and wave you through in traffic. They speak to you  More

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Over 10 years ago

Very little available on starter home price  More

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Over 11 years ago

It rains here a lot. We joke that when the forecast says a 50% chance of rain that it will rain 50% of the day. However, when the sun shines it is beautiful. It is  More

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