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South Lake Tahoe, CA vs Silver Spring, MD

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- Household income in Silver Spring, is 59% more than it is in South Lake Tahoe and is 25% above the National Average.
- South Lake Tahoe unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Silver Spring unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 South Lake Tahoe, CASilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,807  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$91,970$69,021
 Family Median Income$79,047  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Lake Tahoe, CASilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock15.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Lake Tahoe, CASilver Spring, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock15.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.7%1.2%
 Education, library3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.6%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 Silver Spring    18 Reviews

Growing up in Silver Spring, my family and I have been residents for the better part of 25 years. Although some of the development has been great (Discovery Channel, new  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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What a delightful school! The first time we drove up to the school, our first impression was of the charming shaded playground with wooden structures and surrounding  More

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