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Port Ludlow, WA vs Post Falls, ID

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- Household income in Post Falls, is 15% less than it is in Port Ludlow and is 5% below the National Average.
- Port Ludlow unemployment rate is 7.6%.
- Post Falls unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 Port Ludlow, WAPost Falls, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,746  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,592$69,021
 Family Median Income$94,904  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Port Ludlow, WAPost Falls, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Port Ludlow, WAPost Falls, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support29.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.6%13.1%
Reviews for Port Ludlow    5 Reviews

We spent five years looking within a 90 drive from Seattle. We retired in PL two years ago. I have lived in Asia, up and down the East Coast of the US and in CA. We  More

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love Port Ludlow! It is the best. however, master plan community is primarily retirees that are discretionary buyers and live in denial of the reality of our current  More

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No place is perfect, in fact very few are. But if we want the most drinkable water, cleanest air, and beautiful view. Stand back, this could be the place for you. We  More

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Reviews for Post Falls    6 Reviews

In moving here I knew about the snow. Not a matter of if but how much. What I didn't know was how windy it gets and how often. I also didn't know about the dust. It's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved here from Seattle in 2018. Even though the population is under 40,000 it doesn't feel like small town Mayberry. The biggest mistake I see happening is the building  More

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Post Falls had great potential; too bad the city planning committee blew it! It's such a disorganized bunch of housing communities built just what looks like where ever  More

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