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Ferndale, WA vs St. Petersburg, FL

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- Household income in St. Petersburg, is 17% less than it is in Ferndale and is 7% below the National Average.
- Ferndale unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- St. Petersburg unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Ferndale, WASt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,692  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$64,375$69,021
 Family Median Income$90,278  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ferndale, WASt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ferndale, WASt. Petersburg, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.1%13.1%
Reviews for Ferndale    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Ferndale is expensive. Its a great place, next to the ocean, safe, close to local Bellingham nightlife, lots of scenery and parks but it's just too unaffordable. I'm a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Our property taxes went up 45% this year. Guess we shouldn't have weeded the yard or mowed the lawn! Gas prices are 40 cents per gallon higher than the national  More

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Reviews for St. Petersburg    56 Reviews

I grew up here (1968). All the people who have posted how awful it is are not going to be happy anywhere because they see what they see. Thats the evolution of self as  More

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I moved here because my fiance was going to school here and two rents didn't make sense. Visiting was always great! However, after living here for a couple years it's  More

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Over 5 years ago

True the location is good, and during the Winters, it's really nice in St. Pete, but the Summers and brutally steaming HOT, and the St. Pete Police don't do their job  More

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