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Santa Rosa, CA vs Seaside, CA

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- Household income in Seaside, is 13% less than it is in Santa Rosa and is 7% above the National Average.
- Santa Rosa unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Seaside unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Santa Rosa, CASeaside, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,880  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$74,140$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,034  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Santa Rosa, CASeaside, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Santa Rosa, CASeaside, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock14.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.6%13.1%
Reviews for Santa Rosa    43 Reviews

I was born and raised here. Santa Rosa used to be a great city great location great weather but now it is overcrowded and crime is off the charts and housing is crazy  More

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I've lived her over 20 years and it's a pretty nice place. The main vibe is you feel safe doing this day or night. Most of the neighborhoods are well taken care of, they  More

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Terrible city that's hurting for money. After going on a long hiatus from enforcing traffic laws, they've recently turned their highways into an ATM machine/cash cow by  More

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Reviews for Seaside    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Seaside for the past 20 years and I love it. I’m a fourth generation Monterey Bay family. Seaside hands down has the best views in the Monterey Bay. It’s a  More

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Over 15 years ago

Housing in Seaside is more affordable than it was, mainly due to the bursting of the housing bubble. There are still problems, though, mainly because of the huge number  More

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Over 19 years ago

unless you went to grad school, or are already rich, don't expect to be able to get a nice house here. You'll be house-poor(not able to afford anything outside of your  More

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