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Nevada City, CA vs Three Rivers, CA

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- Household income in Three Rivers, is 38% more than it is in Nevada City and is 6% above the National Average.
- Nevada City unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Three Rivers unemployment rate is 11.6%.
 Nevada City, CAThree Rivers, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,734  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$73,720$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,871  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Nevada City, CAThree Rivers, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock20.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Nevada City, CAThree Rivers, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.8%13.1%
Reviews for Nevada City    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I lived in Y.C Ca for 14 yrs and Nevada City became my favorite town to visit. The restaurants are great, the night life is mellow but you get a variety of music...shoos  More

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We are seriously considering a move to Nevada City. I have a lot of questions about what it will be like for a liberal-minded family with a teenage son. Will he find  More

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Over 9 years ago

I have been coming here since I was a child. I am from the bay area, the town I grew up in was small and I met my husband there. We raised our children there. The  More

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Reviews for Three Rivers    3 Reviews

At long last High Pressure weakened and the Jet Stream allowed moisture on the parched earth! About 5 inches of rain so far at 1000'  More

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Over 16 years ago

great state climate and locations. ridiculous government everyone is leaving and i'm looking to do just that as  More

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Three Rivers is right outside of Sequoia National Park. It's a town of great people in a great location but the air is truly awful! In addition, since any real  More

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