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Nashville, TN vs Ridgefield, WA

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- Household income in Ridgefield, is 65% more than it is in Nashville and is 36% above the National Average.
- Nashville unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Ridgefield unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Nashville, TNRidgefield, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,509  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$107,861$69,021
 Family Median Income$81,599  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Nashville, TNRidgefield, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock0.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock27.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock11.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Nashville, TNRidgefield, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.3%13.1%
Reviews for Nashville    150 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Gentification and tourism reduce the score but it is still good mix of a big and small city.  More

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Nashville has a lot of culture, but ultimately it is overpriced and dangerous. I can't imagine buying a $600k house in a neighborhood with automatic gunfire. The home  More

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Nashville has to be the most overrated city in the US. I unfortunately live here and we can't wait to leave. We moved here in 2018 (for job relocation) and realized  More

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Reviews for Ridgefield    3 Reviews

We have lived in Ridgefield for 16 years. Seen it grow into one of the best places to live in America - if not the best. Not far from I-15, best schools in State,  More

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Over 18 years ago

but it's gotten overrun with yuppie types. Probably what the people that lived here when I moved in thought,  More

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Moved here fifteen years ago from the Montclair area of the Bay Area. Wanted the best of San Francisco Bay Area without the traffic, over population. Less than 20  More

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