2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Parkland, FL vs Fairfax, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Fairfax, is 32% less than it is in Parkland and is 42% above the National Average.
- Parkland unemployment rate is 3.2%.
- Fairfax unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Parkland, FLFairfax, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.2%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.9%2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth48.4%39.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$63,078$57,091$37,638
 Household Income$174,295$118,492$69,021
 Family Median Income$182,654$157,661$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Parkland, FLFairfax, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.7%5.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.9%1.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.6%5.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.1%5.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.8%4.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.1%2.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.2%5.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.1%11.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K12.9%15.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.2%15.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K40.5%26.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Parkland, FLFairfax, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance36.0%22.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.0%15.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.9%1.2%1.8%
 Legal3.8%3.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%9.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.9%2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.6%3.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.1%1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.1%6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.7%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%15.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.3%3.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.2%6.5%13.1%
Reviews for Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 10 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 9 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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