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South Jordan, UT vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in Scottsdale, is 13% less than it is in South Jordan and is 29% above the National Average.
- South Jordan unemployment rate is 2.6%.
- Scottsdale unemployment rate is 4.7%.

Economy
 South Jordan, UTScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate2.6%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.5%3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.4%51.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.1%8.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,731$70,040$37,638
 Household Income$111,774$97,409$69,021
 Family Median Income$125,290$129,072$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Jordan, UTScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K2.7%5.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%2.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.8%5.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.9%5.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.2%5.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%5.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.1%12.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K26.8%18.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.4%10.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K17.3%20.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Jordan, UTScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance24.8%29.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science11.2%9.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.8%2.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%5.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.5%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%7.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.9%1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%0.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.1%4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.1%1.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.0%24.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.1%3.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.2%5.0%13.1%

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Reviews for South Jordan    4 Reviews

April · 
Over 2 years ago

I moved here 3 years ago from Southern California and absolutely love this beautiful place! I hate intense heat, but have no problem getting warm in the winter.   More

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Over 15 years ago

If you like outdoors stuff year around, this is the place. You have to like winter though. There is 6 months of  More

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Over 16 years ago

It is resonable. But the pay scale in utah is much lower I think then other  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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ima · 

Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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ZIPS IN SOUTH JORDAN, UTAH
84095
ZIPS IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA
85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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