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Sausalito, CA vs Fresno, CA

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- Household income in Fresno, is 59% less than it is in Sausalito and is 21% below the National Average.
- Sausalito unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Fresno unemployment rate is 7.9%.
 Sausalito, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$111,167  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$57,211$69,021
 Family Median Income$203,750  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sausalito, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K1.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sausalito, CAFresno, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance36.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock3.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.6%13.1%
Reviews for Sausalito    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Awesome, but  More

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Over 15 years ago

Sausalito is a gorgeous town of 7,000 people right on the bay. It's very community oriented with a nice mix of the mega rich and boat people. There are parks, great  More

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Sausalito has been for me a kind of roller coaster of a town...it is quiet and conveniently located being 10 minutes from SF but: Real estate is outrageously expensive,  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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