2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Fountain Hills, AZ vs Grand Junction, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Grand Junction, is 35% less than it is in Fountain Hills and is 17% below the National Average.
- Fountain Hills unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Grand Junction unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Fountain Hills, AZGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.4%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.3%2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.7%41.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.9%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$60,707$34,353$37,638
 Household Income$90,143$58,892$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,928$77,965$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fountain Hills, AZGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.7%10.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%4.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.2%9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.0%9.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.0%8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%9.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.4%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.9%14.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.0%15.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.4%4.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K16.2%5.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fountain Hills, AZGrand Junction, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.7%14.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.3%4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.9%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.0%6.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%8.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.2%3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.2%6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care3.7%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.6%20.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%10.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.6%11.0%13.1%
Reviews for Fountain Hills    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We live in Boise but are seriously considering a move to Fountain Hills. We have visited FH and it's beautiful...but we are not sure we can do the Summers! In Boise  More

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Over 7 years ago

We have lived in many cities in the US we moved here 10 yrs ago raised 2 boys and I would not give it up for any other place. move here raise a family and retire  More

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Over 11 years ago

Beautiful homes with mountaineous  More

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Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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