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Port Townsend, WA vs Hayden, ID

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- Household income in Hayden, is 11% more than it is in Port Townsend and is 13% below the National Average.
- Port Townsend unemployment rate is 7.6%.
- Hayden unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Port Townsend, WAHayden, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.0%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.$40,720  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$61,124$69,021
 Family Median Income$75,344  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Port Townsend, WAHayden, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Port Townsend, WAHayden, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.6%13.1%
Reviews for Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  More

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Reviews for Hayden    5 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Used to be nice, but the city council is a joke. Califonians have moved in a the price of houses is now unaffordable. Pay is low and the cost of living is rising. The  More

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Hayden is a beautiful place with wretched weather. Cold, dreary, grey days are the norm from late Oct to late May. There is no “Spring” in Hayden. It can barely eeek out  More

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Hayden is beautiful, but all of North Idaho is getting very crowded. Wages are low; cost of living has gotten pretty high. Maybe we just have bad luck, but we live in a  More

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