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Shingletown, CA vs Grass Valley, CA

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- Household income in Grass Valley, is 32% less than it is in Shingletown and is 54% below the National Average.
- Shingletown unemployment rate is 7.5%.
- Grass Valley unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Shingletown, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,850  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,906$69,021
 Family Median Income$80,625  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Shingletown, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K21.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Shingletown, CAGrass Valley, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance3.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock9.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair15.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.5%13.1%
Reviews for Shingletown    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here for five+ years and truly enjoy the hiking, biking, fishing, hunting, and Lassen Volcanic National Park. Out of the Redding city heat! Love the fun snow  More

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We have been living in Shingletown for 6 years now and after having lived in many different communities my entire life, I find that Shingletown offers the best of  More

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My family and I spent a week in Shingletown with friends last summer. Almost everywhere we went we were accosted by people begging for handouts, even to the point of  More

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Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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