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Twentynine Palms, CA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Household income in Scottsdale, is 108% more than it is in Twentynine Palms and is 29% above the National Average.
- Twentynine Palms unemployment rate is 9.0%.
- Scottsdale unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Twentynine Palms, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,325  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$97,409$69,021
 Family Median Income$47,152  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Twentynine Palms, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock20.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Twentynine Palms, CAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.0%6.5%
 Community, social services4.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.0%13.1%
Reviews for Twentynine Palms    7 Reviews

Twentynine Palms is a really nice, i have a beautiful house... In 5 years, i almost never see anyone outside.. It is very creepy! No one says hi, or waves if you do  More

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Over 8 years ago

Housing is super cheap here. So we are mortgage free. Weather is hot and dry. Good to dry up inflammations. Las Vegas and Palm Springs are much hotter. 29Palms is a  More

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I work on the USMC base as a contractor and rent a house with my fiance. We live in a nice area of town, but the rent is $1550/mon, which by California standards is  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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