2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Menlo Park, CA vs Niwot, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Niwot, is 30% less than it is in Menlo Park and is 45% above the National Average.
- Menlo Park unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Niwot unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Menlo Park, CANiwot, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$98,481  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$126,336$69,021
 Family Median Income$231,442  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Menlo Park, CANiwot, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock2.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock26.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock29.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Menlo Park, CANiwot, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance30.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library8.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock9.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.4%13.1%
Reviews for Menlo Park    5 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Cost of living is beyond absurdly  More

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Very nice. Good connection to San Francisco or San Jose or any city in between via Caltrain or bus. Weather can't be  More

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My 14mo daughter, wife and I live in Menlo Park, CA which is approximately half way between San Francisco and San Jose. To afford an upper middle class quality of life  More

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