2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Roswell, GA vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Santa Cruz, is 13% less than it is in Roswell and is 28% above the National Average.
- Roswell unemployment rate is 2.6%.
- Santa Cruz unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Roswell, GASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate2.6%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.9%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.7%33.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%9.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$58,074$46,720$37,638
 Household Income$111,214$96,217$69,021
 Family Median Income$136,145$145,326$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Roswell, GASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.4%10.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.6%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%5.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.6%4.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%3.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.8%6.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.8%9.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.9%16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.8%11.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K23.7%20.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Roswell, GASanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance29.7%17.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.2%12.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%2.9%1.8%
 Legal1.7%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%10.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%4.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%6.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.9%1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.8%9.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%2.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%18.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%3.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.5%5.2%13.1%
Reviews for Roswell    16 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I just moved here from out of state was excited because the area is beautiful, beautiful homes, parks, and schools have great ratings. Everyone seems nice when we are  More

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Over 7 years ago

While the public schools are good, they are constantly being under-funded and classroom sizes are increasing. You can get a decent home for the money here, but the area  More

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Over 7 years ago

We recently relocated (cross country) to Roswell, GA, and our family could not have found a better place. This is a family friendly town, with an abundance of activities  More

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Reviews for Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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