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Foresthill, CA vs Puyallup, WA

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- Household income in Puyallup, is 45% more than it is in Foresthill and is 15% above the National Average.
- Foresthill unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Puyallup unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Foresthill, CAPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,695  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$81,224$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,865  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Foresthill, CAPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Foresthill, CAPuyallup, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair26.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.3%13.1%
Reviews for Foresthill    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

This is a beautiful area with lots of trees and wildlife. Every summer you are smoked out and pray ther are no fires. You pay outrageous prices for gas and food so you  More

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Over 9 years ago

This beautiful TINY TOWN REALL SUCKS. 1. There IS no PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. If you want to get into Auburn, CA really bad you must get to the main road and stick  More

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Over 16 years ago

Foresthill is a retirement community mostly. It is small and beautiful; with local lakes and rivers. The town itself doesn't have much of an economy, and it is difficult  More

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Reviews for Puyallup    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I moved here from FL a year and a half ago and I love Puyallup. The only other review was from someone who clearly wishes they were still in Colorado. It also seems they  More

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I just moved here from Colorado due to my job and it's definitely not what I had hoped for. It doesn't seem like a completely horrible place to live like Tacoma or other  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lived in the south Puget Sound area all my life and wouldn't live any where else. I've been to other states but this is it! Love being so close to the mountains, ocean  More

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