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Mission Viejo, CA vs Hemet, CA

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- Household income in Hemet, is 63% less than it is in Mission Viejo and is 49% below the National Average.
- Mission Viejo unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Hemet unemployment rate is 11.5%.
 Mission Viejo, CAHemet, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$54,208  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$46,194$69,021
 Family Median Income$141,241  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mission Viejo, CAHemet, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mission Viejo, CAHemet, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.2%13.1%
Reviews for Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 12 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i donĀ“t know  More

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Reviews for Hemet    18 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

My Aunt lived here for 19 years and we have lived here over 2 years. We love it here and I speak to many long time residents who also love it. The weather is great and  More

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Over 2 years ago

Great place for retirees and great prices to buy a home. Everything that you want is within 5 minutes and you can have horses in the city! It seems like they are  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived in this ****hole for most of my 36 years. Not only is the town crap but the corruption in the town is off the charts. The local police and sheriff rather  More

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