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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Sandpoint, ID

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- Household income in Sandpoint, is 8% less than it is in South Lake Tahoe and is 29% below the National Average.
- South Lake Tahoe unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Sandpoint unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 South Lake Tahoe, CASandpoint, IDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,807  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,567$69,021
 Family Median Income$79,047  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Lake Tahoe, CASandpoint, IDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Lake Tahoe, CASandpoint, IDUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.7%13.1%
Reviews for South Lake Tahoe    10 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Pretty boring town. Very run down and seedy too. Lake is nothing special either. I much prefer the Pacific coast or even the Atlantic coast or great  More

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Seriously I don't get what the big deal about this dump is everything is grossly overpriced scenery is boring and not at all interesting very boring nothing to do very  More

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Over 5 years ago

Beautiful place to live. This site has most of the details wrong, has somehow lumped it together with Sacramento. Elevation is 6250 feet at the lake. Weather is cold in  More

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Reviews for Sandpoint    26 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Very attractive and beautiful place, definitely somewhere I would want to live. Never have I seen a nicer city, or is it a large town? Either way, gorgeous, lots to do.  More

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It's a little too sprawling in the town itself for what I'm looking for, but the surrounding and just outside of town areas are beautiful, densely green and the native  More

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I lived there in 1998 & 1999 -loved the place and its scenery, wildlife and friendly  More

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