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Sammamish, WA vs Post Falls, ID

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- Household income in Post Falls, is 66% less than it is in Sammamish and is 5% below the National Average.
- Sammamish unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Post Falls unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 Sammamish, WAPost Falls, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth84.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$79,050  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,592$69,021
 Family Median Income$212,308  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sammamish, WAPost Falls, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K1.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K18.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sammamish, WAPost Falls, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance32.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.6%13.1%
Reviews for Sammamish    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seattle has beautiful greenery and gorgeous mountain views. It is quite dark and gloomy for much of the late fall into spring...or July 5th as locals know quite well. I  More

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Housing seems to be very overpriced, however after all things considered, it is well worth it. (Family of  More

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Sammamish is honestly a wonderful place to live. It's perfect for a family who wants a comfortable entertaining suburban life. The schools are pretty great, as I can say  More

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Reviews for Post Falls    6 Reviews

In moving here I knew about the snow. Not a matter of if but how much. What I didn't know was how windy it gets and how often. I also didn't know about the dust. It's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Moved here from Seattle in 2018. Even though the population is under 40,000 it doesn't feel like small town Mayberry. The biggest mistake I see happening is the building  More

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Post Falls had great potential; too bad the city planning committee blew it! It's such a disorganized bunch of housing communities built just what looks like where ever  More

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