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Gulf Breeze, FL vs Sugar Land, TX

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- Household income in Sugar Land, is 25% more than it is in Gulf Breeze and is 44% above the National Average.
- Gulf Breeze unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- Sugar Land unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Gulf Breeze, FLSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$70,124  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$123,733$69,021
 Family Median Income$138,646  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Gulf Breeze, FLSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock25.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Gulf Breeze, FLSugar Land, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock13.1%6.5%
 Community, social services4.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology18.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.9%13.1%
Reviews for Gulf Breeze    7 Reviews

If you have already retired or it's just around the corner; Gulf Breeze, FL is a great place to consider. With multiple Navy and Air Force bases in the surrounding  More

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Over 16 years ago

I live in a town East of Gulf Breeze called Navarre off the coastal route 98. I don't know why it isn't on the list of towns. Navarre, and Navarre Beach, especially is  More

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Over 17 years ago

I grew up in the north so for me the heat and humidity here is nothing short of relentless which is difficult because I am really an outdoors person. If you choose to  More

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Reviews for Sugar Land    24 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Trust me, Houston and its crime has caught up with Sugar Land in the past 10 years. I've been here for over 25 years, and when we came here there was hardly any mention  More

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I'd like to start by saying I hope that some of the situations in some of the other posts are isolated incidents. Also, I am qualifying this post with: I haven't been a  More

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Since we moved to Sugar land 15 years ago it has grown tremendously. The quality of life has improved, with more places to go and things to do in the area. Property  More

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