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Petaluma, CA vs Tampa, FL

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- Household income in Tampa, is 40% less than it is in Petaluma and is 15% below the National Average.
- Petaluma unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Tampa unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Petaluma, CATampa, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,664  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$59,893$69,021
 Family Median Income$124,213  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Petaluma, CATampa, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock11.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Petaluma, CATampa, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.6%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 Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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