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Palmdale, CA vs Dayton, NV

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- Household income in Dayton, is 6% more than it is in Palmdale and is 8% above the National Average.
- Palmdale unemployment rate is 15.6%.
- Dayton unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Palmdale, CADayton, NVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,845  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$75,205$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,639  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Palmdale, CADayton, NVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock16.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Palmdale, CADayton, NVUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.3%13.1%
Reviews for Palmdale    35 Reviews

Over 6 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 6 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 11 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 Dayton    4 Reviews

We moved from Klamath Falls, OR, where we lived for 14 yrs. and was one of the friendliest towns I've experienced, to Dayton in 2019. Priced out of the housing markets  More

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Over 4 years ago

Do yourself a huge favor before you decide to live here, and visit during both summer and winter. Don't rely on the lying locals that tell you how mild the winters are  More

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Over 10 years ago

After retiring from California we searched from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona and Nevada and we settled in Dayton Nevada. It is a wonderful small town just 11+  More

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