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Dayton, OH vs Vallejo, CA

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- Household income in Vallejo, is 108% more than it is in Dayton and is 12% above the National Average.
- Dayton unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Vallejo unemployment rate is 8.8%.
 Dayton, OHVallejo, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,566  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$78,243$69,021
 Family Median Income$46,352  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Dayton, OHVallejo, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock9.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Dayton, OHVallejo, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.8%13.1%
Reviews for Dayton    32 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in Dayton Ohio for over 7 years. I live in a historic district within a short walk to Oregon district and down town. The summer concert series at Levitt  More

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Over 7 years ago

Spent years assigned at WPAFB (in Mar 90 - Aug 95') and lived in Oakwood for 5 years. We loved it and have nothing negative to say. Locals were friendly and interested  More

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I spent four and a half miserable years here. Essentially, your only employment opportunities are in healthcare or at the base. I worked at the base; they were  More

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Reviews for Vallejo    32 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

If you move to Vallejo, you will quickly realize that you're paying a lot of money to live in well-polished squalor. I moved to Vallejo in mid-2008 just as the city  More

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Over 7 years ago

I would love to live in a place where there are not fireworks all year round or gunshots every night. Police are understaffed and overworked and this is coming from a  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in Vallejo for 5 years I moved here from Alameda California where I spent about 3 years and before that was in Seattle for 18 years. People said to  More

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