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Palo Cedro, CA vs Prescott, AZ

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- Household income in Prescott, is 37% less than it is in Palo Cedro and is 13% below the National Average.
- Palo Cedro unemployment rate is 7.5%.
- Prescott unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Palo Cedro, CAPrescott, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,757  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$61,090$69,021
 Family Median Income$120,000  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Palo Cedro, CAPrescott, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Palo Cedro, CAPrescott, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.5%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology19.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.0%13.1%
Reviews for Palo Cedro    3 Reviews

A good small community to live in overall. Not many of the homeless make it out that far from Redding so it has a better quality of life to it. All good school  More

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Over 12 years ago

I spent my entire childhood in Palo Cedro, and went to North Cow Creek School. By all accounts, it is still one of the top schools in the state. They have low teacher to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Good place to live, you get use to the heat in the summer and the rest of the year is great. What I could not get use to is the dust. It's just always dusty no matter  More

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Reviews for Prescott    63 Reviews

Prescott is beautiful. The climate is wonderful (a bit hot in summer). The people are very unfriendly. I am conservative and have lived all over the country. The people  More

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I've lived here for 11 years and love the small town feel, perfect weather and great mountain biking. I am a medical professional in the area and am providing this as I  More

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Over 4 years ago

Yes, there is music here. We have a downtown with a courthouse area and yard where bands and singers perform. Also restaurants/saloons in Whiskey Row. The weather is  More

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