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San Diego, CA vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

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- Household income in Butte-Silver Bow, is 43% less than it is in San Diego and is 36% below the National Average.
- San Diego unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Butte-Silver Bow unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 San Diego, CAButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,460  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,661$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,037  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Diego, CAButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Diego, CAButte-Silver Bow, MTUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.6%13.1%
Reviews for San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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Reviews for Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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