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Rochester, MN vs Running Springs, CA

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- Household income in Running Springs, is 4% less than it is in Rochester and is 9% above the National Average.
- Rochester unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Running Springs unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 Rochester, MNRunning Springs, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,827  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$75,682$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,963  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rochester, MNRunning Springs, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rochester, MNRunning Springs, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock5.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology18.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.3%13.1%
Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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Reviews for Running Springs    2 Reviews

Your happy place is where you make it to be. Running Springs is a charming small town community that is nestled up high in the beautiful mountains surrounded by scenic  More

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Don’t get me wrong, living in the mountains is lovely. However it’s the visitors that ruin it. They leave broken sleds, trash, diapers ect all over the mountain. They  More

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