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Rio Rico, AZ vs Fountain Hills, AZ

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- Household income in Fountain Hills, is 65% more than it is in Rio Rico and is 23% above the National Average.
- Rio Rico unemployment rate is 10.3%.
- Fountain Hills unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Rio Rico, AZFountain Hills, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth12.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,110  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$90,143$69,021
 Family Median Income$57,128  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rio Rico, AZFountain Hills, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock16.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rio Rico, AZFountain Hills, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement8.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.6%13.1%
Reviews for Rio Rico    1 Reviews

We retired here from Maine about 5 years ago to leave the cold & damp behind. Here it is warm & dry most of the time, little humidity, not many flies, mosquitoes, etc.   More

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Reviews for Fountain Hills    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

We live in Boise but are seriously considering a move to Fountain Hills. We have visited FH and it's beautiful...but we are not sure we can do the Summers! In Boise  More

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Over 8 years ago

We have lived in many cities in the US we moved here 10 yrs ago raised 2 boys and I would not give it up for any other place. move here raise a family and retire  More

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Over 12 years ago

Beautiful homes with mountaineous  More

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