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Lancaster, CA vs Boerne, TX

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- Household income in Boerne, is 30% more than it is in Lancaster and is 13% above the National Average.
- Lancaster unemployment rate is 15.6%.
- Boerne unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Lancaster, CABoerne, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,812  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$79,692$69,021
 Family Median Income$68,592  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lancaster, CABoerne, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lancaster, CABoerne, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.1%13.1%
Reviews for Lancaster    48 Reviews

Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years  More

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Over 8 years ago

Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king,  More

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Reviews for Boerne    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've only been in Boerne a short time but the restaurants are great and everyone I meet makes me feel  More

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Over 5 years ago

My company is moving me to Boerne and I was surprised to find it has a higher property crime rate than Los Angeles (this is my own personal concern since I’m planning to  More

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I have lived in Boerne (the area, not the small town itself) since 2006. Ignore the small minded folks who make reviews trying to discourage independent and tolerant  More

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