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Goleta, CA vs Rochester, MN

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Highlights
- Household income in Rochester, is 24% less than it is in Goleta and is 13% above the National Average.
- Goleta unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Rochester unemployment rate is 3.6%.
 Goleta, CARochester, MNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.9%3.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.8%0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.7%34.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%8.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%7.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,410$43,827$37,638
 Household Income$104,830$79,159$69,021
 Family Median Income$121,233$101,963$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Goleta, CARochester, MNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.1%6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%3.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.6%5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.0%6.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.5%7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.7%6.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.4%11.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%13.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.6%18.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.4%9.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K16.6%10.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Goleta, CARochester, MNUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.6%13.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.3%10.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library10.5%6.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%18.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.4%4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%0.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.1%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.8%16.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.8%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.3%4.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.4%8.4%13.1%
Reviews for Goleta    2 Reviews

Lived in this area 2014-now (2022), Goleta for 4 years of that. Pros: *The climate is unbeatable, unless you enjoy being overly hot or cold, or snow sports which  More

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I live in Goleta and work part-time in Santa Barbara. I am semi-retired and have a decent income. Making wise choices of where to spend my income has always been  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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