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Tahoe Vista, CA vs Crested Butte, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Crested Butte, is 22% less than it is in Tahoe Vista and is 7% below the National Average.
- Tahoe Vista unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Crested Butte unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Tahoe Vista, CACrested Butte, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,698  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$64,714$69,021
 Family Median Income$98,500  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tahoe Vista, CACrested Butte, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K16.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K31.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tahoe Vista, CACrested Butte, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock6.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock9.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance21.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.8%13.1%
Reviews for Tahoe Vista    3 Reviews

This mountain neighborhood is minutes from Northstar At Tahoe or in the opposite direction, minutes from Lake Tahoe. Tahoe Vista is located on the north shore of Lake  More

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Over 13 years ago

Amazing place to live. I moved here in high school and everyone was super kind and treated me with the nicest attitude. No cliques, kind of, which is way different from  More

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Over 18 years ago

If you've ever visited then you know there's no place like it on earth. The best of winter activities: skiing, snowboarding, snow shoeing, sledding and the list goes  More

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Reviews for Crested Butte    5 Reviews

Crested Butte is literally hell on earth. I can't imagine WHY anybody would want to come here. Do yourself a favor - stay in California and Texas.  More

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Over 11 years ago

First of all, we are sick and tired of the report that there are 1,500 people in Crested Butte. Maybe in the "town limits" which is a small area. There is CB South,  More

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Over 17 years ago

My husband and I own a second home in CB. We bought it the very first time we came to this little town. It is truly an undiscovered gem - like Aspen before it became  More

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