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Scotts Valley, CA vs Meridian, ID

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- Household income in Meridian, is 26% less than it is in Scotts Valley and is 19% above the National Average.
- Scotts Valley unemployment rate is 8.1%.
- Meridian unemployment rate is 3.4%.
 Scotts Valley, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$60,639  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$85,201$69,021
 Family Median Income$165,917  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Scotts Valley, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Scotts Valley, CAMeridian, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.3%13.1%
Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 11 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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Reviews for Meridian    18 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

New to the area and so far we think it's a great place to live compared to Denver, where we moved from. Quality of life is so much better here! A lot less traffic than  More

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I have been here since 2013 and have watched child after child be diagnosed with Cancer. Many of the children have been diagnosed with "rare" Cancers. It has been  More

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Over 7 years ago

It has changed a lot over the years... Crime rates are still low and people are overall still nice HOWEVER way too many people are moving to my wonderful town! All the  More

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