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Mountain Home, ID vs Chico, CA

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- Household income in Chico, is 33% more than it is in Mountain Home and is 14% below the National Average.
- Mountain Home unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Chico unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Mountain Home, IDChico, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,395  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$60,507$69,021
 Family Median Income$54,342  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mountain Home, IDChico, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mountain Home, IDChico, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.6%13.1%
Reviews for Mountain Home    5 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The cost of living is low in Idaho, even though the taxes are high. We definitley have 4 seasons, cold in winter and hot in  More

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I was stationed at the base in the late 60s. I am sure many things have changed. Don't remember much so can anyone tell me about bugs (mosquitoes), wind, heat, cold  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have lived here since 1991 and love it... the wind can be brutal in the spring, summers are hot and dry, and the winters can be cold and snowy and we love it... Cost  More

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Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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