2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Manchester, CT vs San Rafael, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in San Rafael, is 33% more than it is in Manchester and is 34% above the National Average.
- Manchester unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- San Rafael unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Manchester, CTSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.0%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.6%33.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%9.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,335$61,962$37,638
 Household Income$78,598$104,521$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,124$135,862$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Manchester, CTSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.3%6.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%2.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.2%4.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.0%4.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.4%6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%6.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%6.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.9%11.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.3%17.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.9%10.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.6%24.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Manchester, CTSan Rafael, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.3%20.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.6%7.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%5.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%4.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%5.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%5.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%19.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%7.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.9%7.1%13.1%
Reviews for Manchester    5 Reviews

My husband and I moved to CT 20 years ago. He was headhunted by a firm in Hartford, and they made a good enough salary offer to bring us here. Oy, the sticker shock!  More

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Over 9 years ago

It Sucks No work no friendly  More

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Over 13 years ago

Manchester is a gateway to Hartford. Then its all down hill from there. watch out  More

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Reviews for San Rafael    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

San Rafael is only 30 minutes from downtown San Francisco, but the weather is completely different. It's sunny most of the year, including in the summer when the city  More

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Over 14 years ago

I feal very safe in this town. I think getting stopped for talking on your cell phone while driving is a big deal here. Thats about all I can  More

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Over 16 years ago

Cost of living too high. Unfriendly  More

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