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Santee, CA vs Laurel, MD

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- Household income in Laurel, is 8% less than it is in Santee and is 19% above the National Average.
- Santee unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Laurel unemployment rate is 9.0%.
 Santee, CALaurel, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.8%9.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%-0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.5%32.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,796$41,825$37,638
 Household Income$92,848$85,615$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,041$100,708$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Santee, CALaurel, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.3%4.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%2.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.3%5.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.6%6.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.2%4.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%8.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%16.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.7%19.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.5%11.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.7%10.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Santee, CALaurel, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.2%18.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.4%11.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%2.8%1.8%
 Legal0.9%1.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%7.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%7.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.3%3.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%2.5%3.6%
 Personal care3.4%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%17.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%7.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.0%9.8%13.1%
Reviews for Santee    10 Reviews

Over 12 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 12 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 16 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 Laurel    8 Reviews

Nice place 1200 a month 1 bedroom apartment but everything is a 10 min drive some old history good schools people get along  More

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Over 14 years ago

Laurel as a whole is not a bad place to live. Housing is considerably cheaper than in many parts of the DC/Baltimore area. There are some nice shops and restaurants  More

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Over 14 years ago

Laurel as a whole is not a bad place to live. Housing is considerably cheaper than in many parts of the DC/Baltimore area. There are some nice shops and restaurants  More

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