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Freeland, WA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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- Household income in Santa Cruz, is 22% more than it is in Freeland and is 28% above the National Average.
- Freeland unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Santa Cruz unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Freeland, WASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,805  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$96,217$69,021
 Family Median Income$104,659  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Freeland, WASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K25.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock20.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Freeland, WASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock12.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support8.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair20.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.2%13.1%
Reviews for Freeland    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

My dream was to live in a place surrounded by water, trees and clouds, walking distance to a library, grocery store and post office. Now, here in Freeland, WA on  More

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Over 18 years ago

Freeland is on the south end of Whidbey Island, in Puget Sound just morth of Seattle. We retired here a couple of years ago after close to 30 years in Atlanta, GA.   More

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Over 19 years ago

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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