2026 Compare Cities Economy:
Hemet, CA vs Fairhope, AL

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- Household income in Fairhope, is 80% more than it is in Hemet and is 17% above the National Average.
- Hemet unemployment rate is 11.5%.
- Fairhope unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 Hemet, CAFairhope, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,123  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$83,258$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,848  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hemet, CAFairhope, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock13.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hemet, CAFairhope, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.9%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.3%13.1%
Reviews for Hemet    18 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

My Aunt lived here for 19 years and we have lived here over 2 years. We love it here and I speak to many long time residents who also love it. The weather is great and  More

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Over 3 years ago

Great place for retirees and great prices to buy a home. Everything that you want is within 5 minutes and you can have horses in the city! It seems like they are  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived in this ****hole for most of my 36 years. Not only is the town crap but the corruption in the town is off the charts. The local police and sheriff rather  More

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Reviews for Fairhope    13 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for years cute small eclectic. Liberal for Alabama.   More

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We just moved to Fairhope from California and absolutely love it! For the most part, it’s like minded common sense conservatives close to the bay and lots of shopping.  More

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Beautiful mix of the standard retail within 15 mina, but in our downtown is ecclectic meets "old townMarch of each year Fairhope hosts a mammoth Arts and Artist event  More

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