2024 Compare Cities Economy:
La Mesa, CA vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Bend, is 2% less than it is in La Mesa and is 7% above the National Average.
- La Mesa unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Bend unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 La Mesa, CABend, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.7%6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.7%57.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,469$43,680$37,638
 Household Income$75,616$74,253$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,979$95,024$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 La Mesa, CABend, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.9%7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%2.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.9%7.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.1%6.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.8%7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.6%11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%14.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.5%15.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.6%8.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.1%10.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 La Mesa, CABend, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.7%17.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.1%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%2.8%1.8%
 Legal1.9%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%6.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%7.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.4%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.3%8.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%1.9%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%22.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.4%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.7%6.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.9%7.8%13.1%
Reviews for La Mesa    9 Reviews

The same San Diego prices and high taxes, but not the nice weather. 15 degrees hotter than the coast. Save the money and move to AZ if you like the climate in La Mesa.  More

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I now live in Wyoming but I was a third generation San Diegan, my maternal grandmother having been born on Coronado Island in 1894. If you are a new arrival to the  More

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I Need Correct Information I lived there Over 20 Years  More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 3 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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