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San Francisco, CA vs Michigan City, IN

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- Household income in Michigan City, is 63% less than it is in San Francisco and is 46% below the National Average.
- San Francisco unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Michigan City unemployment rate is 8.2%.
 San Francisco, CAMichigan City, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$77,267  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$47,197$69,021
 Family Median Income$147,176  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Francisco, CAMichigan City, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Francisco, CAMichigan City, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.7%13.1%
Reviews for San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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Reviews for Michigan City    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived in Michigan City for over 10 years now(March 2020) and am a native of Northwest Indiana (40 years.) Michigan City is an older town, on Lake Michigan ESE of  More

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Over 8 years ago

My in-laws live there. I love to visit the place. Nice people. The city has everything, malls, restaurants, cafes. It's very close to the nature. It's cold in the  More

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Over 15 years ago

HUMID and HOT in the June,July, August and bone chilling cold in Dec and Jan. Snow is just crazy...the lake effect snow machine comes right down off lake michigan and  More

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