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La Crescenta-Montrose, CA vs Meridian, ID

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Highlights
- Household income in Meridian, is 21% less than it is in La Crescenta-Montrose and is 19% above the National Average.
- La Crescenta-Montrose unemployment rate is 10.9%.
- Meridian unemployment rate is 3.4%.
 La Crescenta-Montrose, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,486  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$85,201$69,021
 Family Median Income$143,864  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 La Crescenta-Montrose, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 La Crescenta-Montrose, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.3%13.1%
Reviews for La Crescenta-Montrose    3 Reviews

possibly one of the best places to live in LA County in my opinion, Sunland/Tujunga is about 30-45 minutes from virtually everywhere you might want to be such as: beach,  More

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Known for it's blue ribbon schools and down-to-earth hometown feel, this crescent/top city with it's majestic hills, matured tree-lined streets, abundant parks (Descanso  More

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Over 19 years ago

Housing is very expensive and the demographics of the area have changed dramatically in the past 20 years. Although I love my neighborhood I do not like the increase in  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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