2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Ridgefield, CT vs Aptos, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Aptos, is 27% less than it is in Ridgefield and is 41% above the National Average.
- Ridgefield unemployment rate is 8.2%.
- Aptos unemployment rate is 8.1%.
 Ridgefield, CTAptos, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.2%8.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.7%31.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%8.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$85,804$64,912$37,638
 Household Income$160,258$116,583$69,021
 Family Median Income$198,068$122,170$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ridgefield, CTAptos, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.3%2.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.8%1.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.7%4.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.8%0.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.5%5.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.7%4.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.2%10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.8%14.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.6%19.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.2%13.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K41.3%23.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ridgefield, CTAptos, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance34.5%27.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.4%6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%0.7%1.8%
 Legal4.3%2.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%5.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment5.4%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%6.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.6%2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.4%0.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.8%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.8%2.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%0.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.8%19.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.8%7.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving2.1%7.8%13.1%
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Reviews for Aptos    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have owned a home in Aptos for 10 years and cannot thing of anywhere else I would rather live. I have lived in San Diego, Orange County, Half Moon Bay, and other  More

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Over 9 years ago

Well, Aptos is in Santa Cruz County, California. I love the entire county of Santa Cruz. The weather is fantastic. We have both the beautiful Monterey Bay with lots  More

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Over 13 years ago

We've lived in Aptos/Rio Del Mar for many years and it's a very lovely, peaceful village far from the rat race . The views of the ocean are stunning and the shopping in  More

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