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Folsom, CA vs Staten Island, NY

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- Household income in Staten Island, is 30% less than it is in Folsom and is 23% above the National Average.
- Folsom unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Staten Island unemployment rate is 9.8%.
 Folsom, CAStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,261  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$89,427$69,021
 Family Median Income$152,414  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Folsom, CAStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock14.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Folsom, CAStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%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  Unlock8.7%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 Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 7 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

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