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Sedona, AZ vs San Jose, CA

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- Household income in San Jose, is 112% more than it is in Sedona and is 45% above the National Average.
- Sedona unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- San Jose unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Sedona, AZSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,756  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$125,075$69,021
 Family Median Income$80,208  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sedona, AZSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K14.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock28.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sedona, AZSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock17.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance13.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.5%13.1%
Reviews for Sedona    37 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Sedona was a great place to live back in the 90's. Its still very good but has now been ruined by tourists. Most of the tourists come from Southern California and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Sedona is an absolutely ****ty and overrated place to live in. The people there are nasty to the tourists and there is barely any good food in the grocery stores. We  More

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Over 5 years ago

I LOVE Sedona. I believe most people living here do too. I think this site mixed up part of the description with Flagstaff’s since it says some of the same. Hopefully  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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