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Pleasant Hill, CA vs Happy Valley, OR

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- Household income in Happy Valley, is 1% more than it is in Pleasant Hill and is 48% above the National Average.
- Pleasant Hill unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Happy Valley unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Pleasant Hill, CAHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$62,226  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$131,980$69,021
 Family Median Income$152,565  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Pleasant Hill, CAHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock23.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K17.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock24.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Pleasant Hill, CAHappy Valley, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.3%13.1%
Reviews for Pleasant Hill    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

rent is expensive here but it is  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great area for families with young children. There are lots of activities and fun things to do. Love the free concerts in the summer at City  More

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Reviews for Happy Valley    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Happy Valley, OR is a great place to live. Just east of Portland its on a hill where you could see the beautiful city(Portland) in the valley. All the beautiful lights  More

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Over 14 years ago

Left NYC and moved straight to Portland 5 years ago. I'm in early 40s with kids and wife and they love it here  More

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Over 15 years ago

Damascus is a quiet community just East of Portland. We are close to Gresham, Clackamas, and Boring/Sandy. There is farm land out this way, nice friendly people and the  More

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