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Lake Arrowhead, CA vs Durango, CO

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- Household income in Durango, is 14% less than it is in Lake Arrowhead and is 1% below the National Average.
- Lake Arrowhead unemployment rate is 7.8%.
- Durango unemployment rate is 6.5%.
 Lake Arrowhead, CADurango, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,806  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$68,550$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,589  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake Arrowhead, CADurango, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K22.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake Arrowhead, CADurango, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.7%6.5%
 Community, social services4.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.3%1.2%
 Education, library8.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.8%13.1%
Reviews for Lake Arrowhead    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Even though there are a huge number of homes on the market, there are still new homes being built and more and more vacant homes. The new homes don't necessarily have  More

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Over 11 years ago

Since the housing prices have declined so much in the area (we bought our home in 2006, now in 2014 we have lost $100,000 in value) I have noticed the crime rate is  More

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Over 17 years ago

The Lake Arrowhead Architectual Committee known as AWAC will make all decisions as to the color of your home. Brown and green appear to be the favorite of AWAC.  More

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Reviews for Durango    24 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I grew up in Durango, fifth generation. Of course it is beautiful and my roots are there. Too many people have moved there though. I still love the landscape, and my  More

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Absolutely wonderful place to live. The amount of scenery and natural beauty within 5 hours in all directions (literally all of them) is unbeatable. So close to  More

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Been in or near durango for 20 years and am stuck here. Can't earn enough to live on, no decent jobs, ridiculously expensive housing, relatively unfriendly, snobbish  More

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