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Santee, CA vs Brawley, CA

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- Household income in Brawley, is 45% less than it is in Santee and is 35% below the National Average.
- Santee unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Brawley unemployment rate is 15.7%.
 Santee, CABrawley, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock15.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,796  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,964$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,041  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Santee, CABrawley, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Santee, CABrawley, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock7.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.2%13.1%
Reviews for Santee    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have lived in Santee for 36 years and the changes have been extensive. Traffic has been, and still is, a big problem. However, that's a problem in most CA towns and  More

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Over 13 years ago

San Diego in general is a very expensive place to live. Santee is less so but compared to the rest of the country we are way over  More

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Over 17 years ago

Santee has a great quality of life,low crime, good schools(some of the best schools east county has to offer), fairly short commute time, as it is fairly well central in  More

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Reviews for Brawley    6 Reviews

a friend of mine says that brawley is a city where you can just stopped by to eat something drink water,go to bathroom and continue your trip.lol but I say.City of  More

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Over 17 years ago

Brawley, California is a small farming community where everyone knows your name. It is located about 2 and a half hours from San Diego, less than an hour from Mexico and  More

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Having lived in Imperial County all of my life, at one time Brawley seemed so far away, especially since I grew up in the City of El Centro. My mother was learning  More

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