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Sahuarita, AZ vs Ridgecrest, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Ridgecrest, is 15% less than it is in Sahuarita and is 11% above the National Average.
- Sahuarita unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Ridgecrest unemployment rate is 4.1%.

Economy
 Sahuarita, AZRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.3%4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth43.1%26.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,282$36,966$37,638
 Household Income$91,110$77,534$69,021
 Family Median Income$94,613$91,994$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sahuarita, AZRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.3%11.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%3.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.7%5.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%6.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.3%7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.2%7.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.6%9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K22.0%12.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.8%19.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.9%10.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.0%8.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sahuarita, AZRidgecrest, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.2%14.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.4%20.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%3.4%1.8%
 Legal0.3%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.1%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.7%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%3.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.0%3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement8.8%3.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.2%4.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%1.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.6%16.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.9%6.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.7%12.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Sahuarita    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This town is beautiful and charming and we have called it home for 6 years. With the backdrop of the Santa Rita mountains, plenty of hiking, picnicking and camping in  More

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In comparison to CA, everything is far less expensive. Homes are available at reasonable prices, gas is $0.50 to $0.70 less per gallon than CA, even groceries run about  More

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Over 14 years ago

Rancho Sahuarita is beautiful and great but not a very good place for young adults without children. This is a very family oriented community. Neighbors are not very  More

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Reviews for Ridgecrest    7 Reviews

For context, I grew up in Ridgecrest and moved away after graduating high school. I have since lived in LA and the Bay Area but I visit RC often. RC is in the high  More

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Ridgecrest and Kern County are red state bastions in a land of blue voting counties. If you want a concealed weapons permit, you'll get it. Want to own any firearm  More

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Over 12 years ago

The hardest thing to get used to in Ridgecrest is the weather. It can get quite windy. And hot. 115 hot. But it's a dry heat! It does cool off in the evening, and it  More

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ZIPS IN SAHUARITA, ARIZONA
85629
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93555

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