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Longmont, CO vs Sunnyvale, CA

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- Household income in Sunnyvale, is 95% more than it is in Longmont and is 57% above the National Average.
- Longmont unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Sunnyvale unemployment rate is 3.9%.
 Longmont, COSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,963  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$161,670$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,992  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Longmont, COSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock38.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Longmont, COSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock39.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.9%13.1%
Reviews for Longmont    19 Reviews

I lived here for 4 years and it's pretty nice. It gets cold and stays cold for a good 8 months, but other than that I loved it. There are a lot of amenities. It is  More

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Over 6 years ago

I just move from other state to Longmont. In my opinion Longmont is one of the safest city in US which is have a low crime, its great city to raised family .Has a great  More

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Fantastic place to live. Four golf courses, many parks, 10 minutes to the foothills and 40 minutes from the Rockies, the location is hard to beat if you want to be 45  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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