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Paradise Valley, AZ vs New Canaan, CT

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- Household income in New Canaan, is 6% more than it is in Paradise Valley and is 68% above the National Average.
- Paradise Valley unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- New Canaan unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Paradise Valley, AZNew Canaan, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth45.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$142,162  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$214,977$69,021
 Family Median Income$217,480  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Paradise Valley, AZNew Canaan, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K1.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock1.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K1.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K3.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock52.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Paradise Valley, AZNew Canaan, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance30.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.7%1.2%
 Education, library4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology14.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.9%13.1%
Reviews for Paradise Valley    1 Reviews

In addition to some of the best climate, other than months of mid June through mid October, we have many hiking, tennis, and golf opportunities. Sky Harbor airport is  More

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Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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