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Grass Valley, CA vs Orting, WA

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- Household income in Orting, is 117% more than it is in Grass Valley and is 29% above the National Average.
- Grass Valley unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Orting unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Grass Valley, CAOrting, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,575  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$97,614$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,397  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Grass Valley, CAOrting, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock1.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock14.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock30.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Grass Valley, CAOrting, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock19.6%13.1%
Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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Reviews for Orting    5 Reviews

Orting has everything. I've lived outside the town for over 13 years and one of my favorite things to do is visit the quaint valley town. The residence are kind,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Orting is in the processes of building a new bridge to enter into Orting from Sumner direction. That will make the old bridge a Historic Point to visit since it can not  More

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Over 10 years ago

Nice place to live 3 schools Elementary Junior high and high school 1 main road thru town. small town but that's what makes it  More

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