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Solana Beach, CA vs Encinitas, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Encinitas, is 16% more than it is in Solana Beach and is 48% above the National Average.
- Solana Beach unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Encinitas unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Solana Beach, CAEncinitas, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$71,021  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$132,276$69,021
 Family Median Income$133,405  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Solana Beach, CAEncinitas, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock30.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Solana Beach, CAEncinitas, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.5%1.2%
 Education, library3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.4%13.1%
Reviews for Solana Beach    3 Reviews

I've lived in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Venice Beach, Hermosa Beach, San Luis Obispo, Carlsbad, Encinitas and my wife and I saved up every penny we could to buy a  More

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Rent has skyrocketed in Solana Beach in the past ten years. High rent and more people cramming into single person rental units.   More

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Over 20 years ago

Very expensive. Being from east coast it was hard because people dont speak to you in normal situations..example , picking up kids from school ..if you pass a parent  More

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Reviews for Encinitas    14 Reviews

I've lived in many different neighborhoods throughout San Diego over the years. They've all been coastal, from Pt. Loma, Pacific Beach, Del Mar, Solana Beach and  More

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Over 7 years ago

1. Horrible, nightmare traffic with lots of road rage drivers everywhere 2. Extremely high cost of living for small crappy houses / condos 3. Nothing to do, no  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in many locations across the United States and the Caribbean and Encinitas is on my top list of places to live. The people are easy going and the pace  More

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