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Estes Park, CO vs Placerville, CA

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- Household income in Placerville, is 15% more than it is in Estes Park and is 7% below the National Average.
- Estes Park unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Placerville unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Estes Park, COPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth51.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,147  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$64,348$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,270  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Estes Park, COPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Estes Park, COPlacerville, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement9.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.7%13.1%
Reviews for Estes Park    10 Reviews

I have lived here for 12 years. My spouse and I have been trying to make enough money to get out of here! If you want to live in a place that's more than 25% higher to  More

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Over 13 years ago

like alot of small towns(4500) thers not alot to do especially in the  More

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There isn't a school in Drake, Colorado. They children are either bused to Estes Park or Loveland, Colorado. Drake is a small area, but the area Post Office 80515  More

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Reviews for Placerville    6 Reviews

We've lived in PV for over 20 years, having moved from the LA area. We chose to move here while working with the intent on retiring here and commuted to Sacramento to  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have built our retirement home here completed in 2013. Still a few years away from moving in (kid's college & weddings) but we are really looking forward to it. We  More

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Over 17 years ago

Placerville is a Republican Island in a Blue State- all of the politics are dominated by San Francisco and L.A. limosine liberals, and how they vote controls state  More

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