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Los Altos, CA vs Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Carmel-by-the-Sea, is 60% less than it is in Los Altos and is 31% above the National Average.
- Los Altos unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Carmel-by-the-Sea unemployment rate is 10.4%.
 Los Altos, CACarmel-by-the-Sea, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$124,369  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$100,365$69,021
 Family Median Income$250,001  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Los Altos, CACarmel-by-the-Sea, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K1.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K3.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock26.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Los Altos, CACarmel-by-the-Sea, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance35.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock14.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support10.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair0.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.6%13.1%
Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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Reviews for Carmel-By-The-Sea    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Climate, cost &  More

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carmel has about 60 vacation homes and a dense cottage-y downtown. basically it is a tourist trap cental business district and a bunch of vacation rental homes. the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Liberals have run me out of town. The political is so overwhelming I am looking to relocate. However, if you are an aging hippie with a great deal of money you will be  More

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