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Palmdale, CA vs Beaverton, OR

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Highlights
- Household income in Beaverton, is 16% more than it is in Palmdale and is 16% above the National Average.
- Palmdale unemployment rate is 15.6%.
- Beaverton unemployment rate is 5.2%.

Economy
 Palmdale, CABeaverton, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate15.6%5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.5%42.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%0.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,845$43,754$37,638
 Household Income$70,858$82,380$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,639$101,506$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Palmdale, CABeaverton, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.9%6.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.8%6.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%6.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.4%6.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%6.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.5%10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.6%15.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.2%19.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.2%10.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.1%9.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Palmdale, CABeaverton, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.9%20.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.5%12.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.9%1.8%
 Legal0.3%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%4.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%5.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.5%3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%0.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.0%5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%2.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%21.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.9%5.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.2%8.9%13.1%

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Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere. I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant  More

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Reviews for Beaverton    25 Reviews

Beaverton is a great place to live and raise a family. It's gotten much more expensive and much more congested, but so has the rest of the country. Overall, it's still  More

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used to be fantastic! moved here 25 years ago. at that time beaverton schools were 2nd in the nation. cost of living was low, great paying jobs, and low traffic. Liberal  More

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Looks like we will be making Oregon our home. Where are some places that are up and coming with cute downtown, or possibly could be? Lower housing prices, but you can  More

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ZIPS IN PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA
93550 93551 93552
ZIPS IN BEAVERTON, OREGON
97008 97005

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