2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Valley Springs, CA vs Redwood City, CA

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- Household income in Redwood City, is 92% more than it is in Valley Springs and is 49% above the National Average.
- Valley Springs unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Redwood City unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Valley Springs, CARedwood City, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.3%4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.7%1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.2%37.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.3%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,295$69,317$37,638
 Household Income$70,048$134,287$69,021
 Family Median Income$72,696$148,976$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Valley Springs, CARedwood City, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K1.6%4.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.1%1.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.3%3.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.7%4.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.9%4.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.6%4.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K18.8%6.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.1%7.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.8%17.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.8%12.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.4%33.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Valley Springs, CARedwood City, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.3%22.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.1%16.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%1.1%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library2.2%5.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.0%4.8%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.9%2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.3%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.5%4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance13.7%5.7%3.6%
 Personal care4.4%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%15.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair19.1%6.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.3%6.9%13.1%
Reviews for Valley Springs    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Beautiful lakes, lovely wildlife, Wonderful for animal lovers, temperate weather, no crime, quiet, friendly close knit community. Great place to raise kids or retire,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Great Growing Gold Country Town with a Fantastic and Challenging La Contenta Golf  More

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I have lived here since 1989 and it snowed here just once and only a few inches. Rainfall over the past 10 years or so has averaged about 20 inches so I don’t know  More

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Reviews for Redwood City    11 Reviews

(Caveating everything with "it's Bay Area prices") Redwood City is a large sprawling town where you can find just about anything you're looking for. There's great  More

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The entire Bay Area is ridiculous. You can't compare it to other areas. RWC is reasonably cheap for the area. I pay $5K for a rental townhouse in one of the many  More

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Lovely weather. Safe place to live (I live in Redwood Shores). The only thing that keeps this place from being 5 stars is the cost of housing. When you have to pay an  More

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