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Culver City, CA vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Household income in Santa Monica, is 5% less than it is in Culver City and is 31% above the National Average.
- Culver City unemployment rate is 9.5%.
- Santa Monica unemployment rate is 7.9%.
 Culver City, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$66,674  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$99,847$69,021
 Family Median Income$149,083  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Culver City, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock23.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Culver City, CASanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock4.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock10.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.1%13.1%
Reviews for Culver City    10 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Excellent weather, a million things to do, lots of art....Expensive...very expensive... and more so now that I have  More

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Over 14 years ago

Just because you didn't enjoy your experience you shouldn't slander an entire school based on your experience. Took my kids out of private school, to enroll them in an  More

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Over 15 years ago

difficult to connect and feel a sense of community  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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