2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Leander, TX vs Watsonville, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Watsonville, is 43% less than it is in Leander and is 3% below the National Average.
- Leander unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- Watsonville unemployment rate is 19.0%.
 Leander, TXWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%19.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.5%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth70.6%23.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%9.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,300$23,983$37,638
 Household Income$117,090$67,007$69,021
 Family Median Income$128,104$69,956$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Leander, TXWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.3%6.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.0%6.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.3%7.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%7.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.0%6.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.1%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.5%12.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%14.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K24.8%14.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.3%7.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K16.9%7.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Leander, TXWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.8%10.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.6%2.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%1.6%1.8%
 Legal0.5%0.1%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%3.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.9%0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%2.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%5.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.8%5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%5.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%19.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%12.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.6%8.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.7%18.0%13.1%
Reviews for Leander    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved in from Austin five years ago. In Austin you can’t buy a house in less than $1M. Here in Leander, you can buy a house at 4000+sq.ft. with beautiful hill country  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here for 5 1/2 yrs. property tax go’s up 10% every year. Hard to get around without using toll roads. Very republican. Ugh  More

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Over 10 years ago

A bit of that small town feel with convenient stores and  More

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Reviews for Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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