2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Santa Fe, NM vs Yuba City, CA

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- Household income in Yuba City, is 4% more than it is in Santa Fe and is 7% below the National Average.
- Santa Fe unemployment rate is 7.7%.
- Yuba City unemployment rate is 10.2%.
 Santa Fe, NMYuba City, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,723  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$64,225$69,021
 Family Median Income$72,697  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Santa Fe, NMYuba City, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Santa Fe, NMYuba City, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock5.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.3%13.1%
Reviews for Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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Reviews for Yuba City    15 Reviews

I was born here and lived here on and off. Yuba City and Marysville, the town across from it have become rampid with theft (all kinds from your car potted plants from  More

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Admittedly, if you're looking for hipster cafes, hoppin' dance clubs, and fancy shopping, you're going to be very disappointed. Though, if you're looking for an older  More

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Yuba City has the best shopping near Smartsville where I live. It has most of the big box stores and quite a nice selection of smaller and privately owned stores. I like  More

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