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Queen Creek, AZ vs New River, AZ

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- Household income in New River, is 1% less than it is in Queen Creek and is 37% above the National Average.
- Queen Creek unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- New River unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Queen Creek, AZNew River, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth47.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,634  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$110,257$69,021
 Family Median Income$117,733  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Queen Creek, AZNew River, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock1.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock26.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock14.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Queen Creek, AZNew River, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.2%13.1%
Reviews for Queen Creek    14 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I am curious. My family and I reside in Alaska full time, but decided to try renting a winter home in the town of Maricopa. We were shocked as to how expensive the  More

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Over 10 years ago

I have been in Queen Creek for almost 10 years. It's probably one of the cleanest communities I have lived in. After living in Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale, Denver, Atlanta  More

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I have been in Queen Creek for almost 10 years. It's probably one of the cleanest communities I have ever lived in. After living in Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale, Denver,  More

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Reviews for New River    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Air quality should be the most important part of where you decide to live. New River is smog  More

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As New River resident and RealtorĀ® for 14 years there are many reasons why I love calling New River home: the fresh air, the mountain views, the wildlife, the starry  More

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Over 12 years ago

thinking of moving and retiring in New River from  More

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