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Santa Monica, CA vs Diamond Bar, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Diamond Bar, is 1% more than it is in Santa Monica and is 32% above the National Average.
- Santa Monica unemployment rate is 7.9%.
- Diamond Bar unemployment rate is 8.3%.
 Santa Monica, CADiamond Bar, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$80,830  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$100,776$69,021
 Family Median Income$137,253  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Santa Monica, CADiamond Bar, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock16.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Santa Monica, CADiamond Bar, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance30.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.7%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  Unlock6.6%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 Diamond Bar    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Beautiful city and great place to raise a family. The worst part of Diamond Bar would be some of the best places to live in other cities. Diamond Bar has some of the  More

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Over 14 years ago

The city is centrally located to riverside, San Bernardino, Orange County and Downtown La. It is very scenic with beautiful hills, great schools and within easy reach,  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is a very quiet area about 30 mile east of downtown Los Angeles. I'm a bit concerned about what effect a possible new NFL stadium in the City of Industry CA will  More

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