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Santa Monica, CA vs Catalina Foothills, AZ

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- Household income in Catalina Foothills, is 2% more than it is in Santa Monica and is 32% above the National Average.
- Santa Monica unemployment rate is 7.9%.
- Catalina Foothills unemployment rate is 6.7%.
 Santa Monica, CACatalina Foothills, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$80,830  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$102,171$69,021
 Family Median Income$137,253  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Santa Monica, CACatalina Foothills, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock24.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Santa Monica, CACatalina Foothills, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance30.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.2%13.1%
Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  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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