2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Los Altos, CA vs Miami, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Miami, is 81% less than it is in Los Altos and is 44% below the National Average.
- Los Altos unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Miami unemployment rate is 8.3%.
 Los Altos, CAMiami, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.9%8.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.5%0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.9%42.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$124,369$34,295$37,638
 Household Income$250,001$47,860$69,021
 Family Median Income$250,001$51,625$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Los Altos, CAMiami, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.9%17.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.3%5.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K2.4%10.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K1.9%9.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K1.3%7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.8%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K2.1%8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K3.9%9.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.4%11.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.0%4.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K62.0%7.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Los Altos, CAMiami, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance35.3%17.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science24.3%3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%1.0%1.8%
 Legal2.9%2.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%3.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.7%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.4%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.0%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.3%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving0.7%7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.4%7.7%3.6%
 Personal care1.4%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support10.5%21.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair0.9%11.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving1.7%10.0%13.1%
Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 16 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 Miami    189 Reviews

This Year

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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