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Rochester, NY vs Berkeley, CA

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- Household income in Berkeley, is 144% more than it is in Rochester and is 29% above the National Average.
- Rochester unemployment rate is 9.8%.
- Berkeley unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Rochester, NYBerkeley, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,569  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$97,834$69,021
 Family Median Income$47,895  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rochester, NYBerkeley, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock24.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rochester, NYBerkeley, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock18.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock7.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.3%13.1%
Reviews for Rochester    79 Reviews

Stay out of the rougher patches, and you'll find a pretty solid city. I live within close proximity to it, and the crime from it DOES rub off on us (auto theft), but  More

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Rochester isn't perfect (I'll detail pros and cons), but it's certainly perfect for me and my husband. We've lived here for 4 years and are getting ready to purchase our  More

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Rochester is a scenic city with so much to offer in terms of things to do and having 4 seasons, except the summer is more like a long spring!! It's a relatively unknown  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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