2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Sacramento, CA vs St. George, UT

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- Household income in St. George, is 11% less than it is in Sacramento and is 9% below the National Average.
- Sacramento unemployment rate is 7.7%.
- St. George unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 Sacramento, CASt. George, UTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.7%2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.8%55.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%6.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$35,793$31,641$37,638
 Household Income$71,074$63,604$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,717$78,096$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sacramento, CASt. George, UTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.5%7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%2.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.0%10.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.4%10.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.8%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.6%11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.8%13.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.2%17.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.8%6.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.9%6.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sacramento, CASt. George, UTUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.9%15.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.6%3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%2.0%1.8%
 Legal2.3%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.0%4.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%0.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.7%6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%5.4%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.3%25.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.5%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.1%8.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.7%12.8%13.1%
Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  More

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