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Defiance, OH vs San Tan Valley, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in San Tan Valley, is 38% more than it is in Defiance and is 14% above the National Average.
- Defiance unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- San Tan Valley unemployment rate is 6.4%.
 Defiance, OHSan Tan Valley, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth18.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,586  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$79,836$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,558  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Defiance, OHSan Tan Valley, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock24.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Defiance, OHSan Tan Valley, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.3%13.1%
Reviews for Defiance    1 Reviews

Living in NW Ohio is living in typical rural America. I guess it depends on what you are looking for in a lifestyle. Housing costs are relatively low, electricity is  More

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Reviews for San Tan Valley    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for nearly two years now. I find it to be a great place to live with a few drawbacks. 1.) There is no highway access and results in messy traffic  More

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Over 8 years ago

This place is AWFUL what a mistake we made! Schools are crap & constantly begging for supplies, traffic gets worse by the day as they continue to throw up subdivisions,  More

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