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San Luis Obispo, CA vs Catalina Foothills, AZ

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- Household income in Catalina Foothills, is 65% more than it is in San Luis Obispo and is 32% above the National Average.
- San Luis Obispo unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Catalina Foothills unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 San Luis Obispo, CACatalina Foothills, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,464  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$102,171$69,021
 Family Median Income$106,936  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Luis Obispo, CACatalina Foothills, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock24.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Luis Obispo, CACatalina Foothills, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.4%1.2%
 Education, library9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.2%13.1%
Reviews for San Luis Obispo    21 Reviews

MY FIANCEE AND I ARE LOOKING TO MOVE TO SLO FOR RETIREMENT ( NEXT MONTH ) WE ARE BOTH ARTISTS AND HOPE OUR TALENT WILL HELP WITH COST OF LIVING IN SLO!!! ANY  More

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Over 10 years ago

In almost any season of the year in San Luis Obispo, you’ll find the sun shining and the temperature hitting around 70º at some point in the day. With the temperature  More

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San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas are beautiful, great weather, beaches, farms markets, a downtown area full of some of the best bars and restaurants, wine country,  More

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Reviews for Catalina Foothills    4 Reviews

I for the most part agree with James about Tucson's state of health. If it were not for the UofA, Raytheon, Hospitals and Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson would be a dust spot  More

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Over 10 years ago

Not a very great exciting city unless you like outdoors. You would of thought racism was a thing of past. Not here, it's funny how people try to make it seem like all  More

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Over 17 years ago

Here are several hiking spots in the surrounding areas in Tucson. The Sabino Canyon has several hiking trails that are safe and well marked. THere is a great place the  More

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