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South Windsor, CT vs Sunnyvale, CA

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- Household income in Sunnyvale, is 27% more than it is in South Windsor and is 57% above the National Average.
- South Windsor unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Sunnyvale unemployment rate is 3.9%.
 South Windsor, CTSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$56,976  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$161,670$69,021
 Family Median Income$143,361  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Windsor, CTSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock38.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Windsor, CTSunnyvale, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance27.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock39.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.9%13.1%
Reviews for South Windsor    3 Reviews

I'm from southern Calif., Los Angeles area all my life except for 10 years in Phoenix metro for college, and the start of my profession, then back to L.A. We moved to  More

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Over 16 years ago

South Windsor is a great town to raise children. Education is valued by the people who live here. I wish I could move this town somewhere warmer. The winters are too  More

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Houses are not cheap in South Windsor. Lots of recent commercial development if you like that sort of thing. The people are snobby in an upper-middle class sort of way  More

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Reviews for Sunnyvale    14 Reviews

At this point, I would only recommend moving to silicon valley for the job market. Sure, the weather is great and the restaurants offer huge variety. But the costs of  More

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Like previous reviewer, tech company's tyranny over city gov and quality of living has negatively impacted a fantastic place to live. Climate, while super, is grossly  More

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I've lived here for 40 years. While the weather is fabulous, For the past ten years of high density housing mostly needed to house thousands of a young up coming tech  More

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