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La Verne, CA vs Ridgecrest, CA

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- Household income in Ridgecrest, is 19% less than it is in La Verne and is 11% above the National Average.
- La Verne unemployment rate is 9.6%.
- Ridgecrest unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 La Verne, CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate9.6%4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.8%26.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,076$36,966$37,638
 Household Income$95,957$77,534$69,021
 Family Median Income$121,694$91,994$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 La Verne, CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.0%11.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%3.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.6%5.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.4%6.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.0%7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%7.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.9%9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%12.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.8%19.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.1%10.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K16.0%8.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 La Verne, CARidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.4%14.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.3%20.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%3.4%1.8%
 Legal1.2%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library9.2%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%3.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.5%3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.2%3.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.0%4.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%1.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%16.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.6%6.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.9%12.2%13.1%
Reviews for La Verne    9 Reviews

I found a lot of the people to be racist and fake. I moved my business out since the city hall people is very stuck up. I didn't like my office neighbors, i didn't like  More

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Over 6 years ago

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La Verne is probably the cleanest city I have ever been to. Beautiful clean streets, all kinds of shops ,restaurants, and beautiful real estate. This small city is  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 12 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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