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Santa Monica, CA vs Rancho Cucamonga, CA

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- Household income in Rancho Cucamonga, is 3% less than it is in Santa Monica and is 29% above the National Average.
- Santa Monica unemployment rate is 7.9%.
- Rancho Cucamonga unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Santa Monica, CARancho Cucamonga, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.3%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$97,046$69,021
 Family Median Income$137,253  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Santa Monica, CARancho Cucamonga, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock15.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Santa Monica, CARancho Cucamonga, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance30.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.3%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 Rancho Cucamonga    11 Reviews

I lived in rancho for a few years and I felt safe the city was clean every thing was at your finger tips Walmart target lots of fast foods  More

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Full of Republicans I hate the city I’m moving to Palm Springs the people here are ridiculous caring Trump flags making fun of me in the city a bunch of Lunitics.  More

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Over 12 years ago

Of all the homes or places of where I lived throughout my lifetime, I especially remember Rancho Cucamunga, CA. But this city's name when I was there was Alta Loma, and  More

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