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Warwick, RI vs Santa Monica, CA

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- Household income in Santa Monica, is 29% more than it is in Warwick and is 31% above the National Average.
- Warwick unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Santa Monica unemployment rate is 7.9%.
 Warwick, RISanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,476  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$99,847$69,021
 Family Median Income$97,033  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Warwick, RISanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock23.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Warwick, RISanta Monica, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock4.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock10.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.1%13.1%
Reviews for Warwick    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I currently live in Northern Warwick, and all I can say is the roads are horrible, its expensive to pay mortgage, and there are gangs. Abandoned buildings are a  More

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Over 13 years ago

I moved here 5 months ago from California for a job and I am loving it here. People are friendly, cost of living is better than in California, crime is low!  More

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On the overview of class room sizes that info is incorrect my son has 29 students in his class 6th grade last year in 5th grade he had 19 students never in the 5+ years  More

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Reviews for Santa Monica    24 Reviews

I moved here to Santa Monica over 10 years ago from Oklahoma City. I was surprised to see that Oklahoma City was ranked higher than Santa Monica on best places. I  More

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I've lived in Santa Monica for over 30 years. It's a Mediterranean climate--sunny and temperate when the rest of the country is under snow! I am walking distance to  More

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I have lived in this city for 4 decades, and it is never been worse than it is now. It is a dangerous disgusting hell hole. Between the crime, the homeless that are not  More

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