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Tiburon, CA vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Palo Alto, is 1% more than it is in Tiburon and is 65% above the National Average.
- Tiburon unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Palo Alto unemployment rate is 3.5%.
 Tiburon, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$119,477  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$194,782$69,021
 Family Median Income$236,310  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tiburon, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K1.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock49.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tiburon, CAPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance42.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock29.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.7%1.2%
 Education, library3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.5%13.1%
Reviews for Tiburon    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

It's interesting where people choose to live when money is not an issue. Montecito in Santa Barbara is one of those places, as is Bel Air, Pebble Beach, and our little  More

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Over 19 years ago

If you plan to locate in Marin, email and I will try to answer your  More

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Reviews for Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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