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West Chester, PA vs Laguna Hills, CA

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- Household income in Laguna Hills, is 69% more than it is in West Chester and is 37% above the National Average.
- West Chester unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Laguna Hills unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 West Chester, PALaguna Hills, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,170  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$109,750$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,156  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 West Chester, PALaguna Hills, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock22.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 West Chester, PALaguna Hills, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance20.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.2%13.1%
Reviews for West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 13 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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Reviews for Laguna Hills    6 Reviews

We have lived in Orange County since the 70’s and moved to Laguna Hills in 1999. Since then our 1800 square foot house purchased for $300K has appreciated to over $700K.  More

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We have lived in Orange County since the 70’s and moved to Laguna Hills in 1999. Since then our 1800 square foot house purchased for $300K has appreciated to over $700K.  More

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I have been a resident of Laguna Hills since 1994. When I moved here it was actually less expensive than the Long Beach area where I was living. Now it is more expensive  More

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