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Petaluma, CA vs Ridgewood, NJ

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- Household income in Ridgewood, is 94% more than it is in Petaluma and is 64% above the National Average.
- Petaluma unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Ridgewood unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Petaluma, CARidgewood, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,664  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$194,256$69,021
 Family Median Income$124,213  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Petaluma, CARidgewood, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock48.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Petaluma, CARidgewood, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.9%13.1%
Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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Reviews for Ridgewood    6 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Over 19 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  More

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