2024 Compare Cities Economy:
St. Helena, CA vs Seattle, WA

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Highlights
- Household income in Seattle, is 14% less than it is in St. Helena and is 35% above the National Average.
- St. Helena unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Seattle unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 St. Helena, CASeattle, WAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.6%4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.1%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.5%43.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%10.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$93,674$68,836$37,638
 Household Income$122,348$105,391$69,021
 Family Median Income$147,802$150,212$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. Helena, CASeattle, WAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.3%7.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%2.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.8%4.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.4%4.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.9%5.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.7%5.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.2%7.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.9%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.7%17.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.9%11.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K30.7%22.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. Helena, CASeattle, WAUnited States
 Management, business, finance32.3%23.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.5%18.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%2.2%1.8%
 Legal2.4%2.3%1.2%
 Education, library3.0%6.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%4.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.9%1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%0.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.0%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%1.5%3.6%
 Personal care1.4%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%15.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.4%2.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving2.9%5.4%13.1%
Reviews for St. Helena    2 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

There is no better place to raise a family. Great community, excellent resources, fabulous restaurants, amazing hikes and beautiful scenery.  More

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Over 18 years ago

I currently live in Sacramento, California for about 5 months and returning to batavia, New York in 5 more months. My boyfriend and I are going to get a place together  More

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Reviews for Seattle    321 Reviews

I have lived here since 1975, I moved here from California but was born and raised in Michigan. I would have to say that I never regretted leaving Michigan and their  More

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Over 2 years ago

I’ve lived in Seattle for just under 7 years and while it can be a stunningly beautiful place, I am very excited to leave. I’ll start with some of the positive aspects.  More

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if you can afford it, Seattle is a very nice place to live and raise a family! however, it is extremely expensive and in the winter, it's rather gloomy. i love gloomy  More

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