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Platte City, MO vs Mission Viejo, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Mission Viejo, is 118% more than it is in Platte City and is 45% above the National Average.
- Platte City unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Mission Viejo unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Platte City, MOMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,776  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$126,320$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,694  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Platte City, MOMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K16.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock25.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Platte City, MOMission Viejo, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.1%1.2%
 Education, library2.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support11.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.4%13.1%
Reviews for Platte City    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Right on, thanks for sharing! I am visiting Platte city right now actually visiting my relatives! I'm having a really good time, except for one thing. My truck broke  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hello I am in the military and I have lived all over the world. Places I have lived in the United States have been, New York, NY, Honolulu, HI, Colorado Springs, CO, San  More

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Reviews for Mission Viejo    22 Reviews

Beautiful, but for the wealthy. If you make less than 150K, you won't be able to afford to live here. Even for Southern California, MV is off-the-chart expensive. A  More

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Over 12 years ago

Mission Viejo does not charge a business license tax for businesses located in the community and home-based businesses are allowed under current zoning laws as long as  More

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Please give me your advisese i need to know how is the best place to live near los angeles, safe, earthquakes, snakes, best schools, no racism, etc...,i donĀ“t know  More

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