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Lynden, WA vs Walnut, CA

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- Household income in Walnut, is 56% more than it is in Lynden and is 43% above the National Average.
- Lynden unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Walnut unemployment rate is 8.3%.
 Lynden, WAWalnut, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,507  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$121,882$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,760  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lynden, WAWalnut, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock23.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lynden, WAWalnut, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.7%13.1%
Reviews for Lynden    3 Reviews

Moved from Metro Philadelphia. We looked at 10 communities in the following states Del, Tenn, AZ , PA, Tex, NM, ID, WA. We narrowed it down to two great towns  More

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I've lived all over the country and Washington has some of the unfriendliest and angriest people I've met. I was told to avoid Lynden and move to Bellingham because  More

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I never fully appreciated Lynden until I moved away and came back again. It wasn't until then that I realized what a wonderful, safe and friendly community Lynden really  More

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Reviews for Walnut    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for nearly seven years ...First - This is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nice place to raise family. Excellent Schools and great  More

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Over 19 years ago

It is way too expensive here! A one bedroom apartment is about 1200 / month here and houses average $500,000 for a "fixer upper". Great schooll district and very nice  More

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