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Upland, CA vs Fairfax, VA

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- Household income in Fairfax, is 44% more than it is in Upland and is 42% above the National Average.
- Upland unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Fairfax unemployment rate is 4.3%.
 Upland, CAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,546  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$118,492$69,021
 Family Median Income$93,587  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Upland, CAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock26.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Upland, CAFairfax, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock15.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.5%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.5%13.1%
Reviews for Upland    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great city except during the summer months where it is getting increasingly  More

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I grew up in Upland at the tail end of the Citrus Industry. That's what basically defines the town. Greed corrupted things when City Council members in the 50's took  More

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Why I Think the Quality of Life is Good Here I have lived in this town since I was a little girl in the 60's, and have grown up here. Now 47, and never moved out  More

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Reviews for Fairfax    28 Reviews

I lived in the area for 17 years through high school until I eventually became a truck driver. Having now seen most states extensively, I wanted to fairly review what  More

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Living in Fairfax, or any of the Northern Virginia suburbs of DC, means dealing with highways that are a Gordian knot of converging lanes and overpasses, making long  More

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Over 10 years ago

The Cost of living here is high. Though the standard of living is also high, unless you're making over 50,000/year, it's difficult to both live and build any sort of  More

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