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Visalia, CA vs Radford, VA

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- Household income in Radford, is 36% less than it is in Visalia and is 56% below the National Average.
- Visalia unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Radford unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Visalia, CARadford, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,349  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,360$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,576  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Visalia, CARadford, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock26.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Visalia, CARadford, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock13.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.4%13.1%
Reviews for Visalia    27 Reviews

I've lived in the city of Visalia for 3 years now. Relocated to accommodate a territory sales job. If I were allowed, I'd go w. a 3 1/2 Star rating. If not for the  More

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Quite possibly the most miserable city/town I have lived in. Why?: * Air quality is toxic and dangerous from a combination of intensive agricultural farming and diesel  More

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So Visalia's NE, NW, SW, and Downtown are nice areas. The worst part of town is north of Houston between Dinuba BLVD and Ben Maddox. Here you will see lots of  More

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Reviews for Radford    1 Reviews

Pretty nice place to live. There's not a lot of income here, or jobs, so commuting to Blacksburg to make some money might be your best option. Lots of beautiful city  More

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