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Spokane, WA vs Gresham, OR

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- Household income in Gresham, is 9% more than it is in Spokane and is 12% below the National Average.
- Spokane unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Gresham unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 Spokane, WAGresham, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,991  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$61,826$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,383  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Spokane, WAGresham, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Spokane, WAGresham, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.9%13.1%
Reviews for Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 3 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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Reviews for Gresham    4 Reviews

First, EVERYTHING is close and conveniently located. Second, there is NO sales tax, so a $1.99 burger is $1.99. You don't have to figure out the tax on anything. Third,  More

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Over 19 years ago

Beware of the I-Tax. It is costly. Not to mention if you are new to the area the I-Tax reflects on the entire Multnomah County area. Even if you rent you  More

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Over 19 years ago

there are more than 2 months of summer there, lived there my whole  More

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