2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Sierra Vista, AZ vs Palm Bay, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Palm Bay, is 15% less than it is in Sierra Vista and is 23% below the National Average.
- Sierra Vista unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Palm Bay unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Sierra Vista, AZPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.8%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.9%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.8%42.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,651$27,695$37,638
 Household Income$66,129$55,963$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,029$63,148$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sierra Vista, AZPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.0%7.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.0%11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%10.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.3%9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%11.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.1%12.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.6%13.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.7%12.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.4%3.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.2%3.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sierra Vista, AZPalm Bay, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.6%11.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.1%7.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%1.1%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%5.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.2%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.5%6.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.1%5.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement7.0%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%6.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.4%2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.1%24.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.6%10.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.4%12.5%13.1%
Reviews for Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 2 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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Reviews for Palm Bay    27 Reviews

I moved to Palm Bay in 2020 and the cost of living has skyrocketed! A two bedroom apartment was around $900/month in 2020. Now it's $1600 and up. Mostly up. A three  More

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My family of 4 have lived here in NW Palm Bay for over 10 years. My wife and my son from another marriage lived here for over 7 before that. I myself have lived here for  More

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I lived in Palm Bay for 12 years. It's a very unfriendly and crowded place to live. It's well into the 90's from late April till right around the 10th of November. The  More

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