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Tahoe Vista, CA vs Petaluma, CA

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- Household income in Petaluma, is 21% more than it is in Tahoe Vista and is 31% above the National Average.
- Tahoe Vista unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Petaluma unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Tahoe Vista, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,698  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$100,379$69,021
 Family Median Income$98,500  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tahoe Vista, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K16.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K31.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tahoe Vista, CAPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance21.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.5%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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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