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Eagle, ID vs Alturas, CA

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- Household income in Alturas, is 49% less than it is in Eagle and is 36% below the National Average.
- Eagle unemployment rate is 3.2%.
- Alturas unemployment rate is 8.9%.
 Eagle, IDAlturas, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth50.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$57,509  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,843$69,021
 Family Median Income$118,013  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Eagle, IDAlturas, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock12.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Eagle, IDAlturas, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support29.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.2%13.1%
Reviews for Eagle    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

So you want to move to Eagle? First thing to know is that early politicians had no clue about planning so the layout is horrible. There really is no town “center” save  More

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Over 9 years ago

Eagle is a nice area but completely inflated home prices for what you get. While maybe the prices seem like a steal if you're moving from expensive cities, it's  More

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There appears to be an error in the data presenting the average annual snowfall for Eagle, ID. I have checked several sources, and it appears there is usually a total  More

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Reviews for Alturas    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Crime seems unreasonably high for this area. Shame. Guess there is no place void of California’s problems. Even way up in the North out in the  More

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I visited there years ago and camped at Blue Lake in the Warner Mts. This is America as it was in the 1950's, minus all our modern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I am considering buying an acreage north of Alturas, could anyone tell me what the water table is for drilling? I would appreciate it. Also are there alot of timber 8  More

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