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Folsom, CA vs Anthem, AZ

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- Household income in Anthem, is 16% less than it is in Folsom and is 36% above the National Average.
- Folsom unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Anthem unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Folsom, CAAnthem, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,261  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$107,558$69,021
 Family Median Income$152,414  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Folsom, CAAnthem, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock25.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Folsom, CAAnthem, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.1%1.2%
 Education, library6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.6%13.1%
Reviews for Folsom    15 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Folsom has the worst air quality of any city in the Sacramento region per Sac Metro Air Quality Management. Do not move there if u have any respiratory issues, or u like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Folsom is a great little town of about 70,000 people. A half hour from Sacramento, an hour and a half from Tahoe, it sits in a good location at about 320 feet altitude.  More

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I think Folsom is ideal in many ways but it shares Sacramento's lousy air quality (1.5 out of 100 per this site). Sometimes it's worse than Sacramento when a smog  More

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Reviews for Anthem    1 Reviews

We lived in Phoenix for 20 years and now have been in Anthem for a year. It’s less crowded with a more hometown feel. More rain gives a respite from desert heat and  More

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