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Westlake, OH vs Beachwood, OH

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Highlights
- Household income in Beachwood, is 4% less than it is in Westlake and is 27% above the National Average.
- Westlake unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Beachwood unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Westlake, OHBeachwood, OHUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$58,539  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$94,274$69,021
 Family Median Income$130,022  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Westlake, OHBeachwood, OHUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock19.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Westlake, OHBeachwood, OHUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.4%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology11.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.1%13.1%
Reviews for Westlake    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I have been living in Westlake for over 5 years and I absolutely love it! Crocker Park is a wonderful place to hang out with the family and pets and there are great  More

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Over 19 years ago

people are a little stodgy and snobbish and taxes are definitely NOT low. You get taxed for everything, including double-taxed for working in another community (i.e.  More

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Over 20 years ago

I am a Southerner, but the best years of my life were in Westlake. The Cleveland Metroparks are tops.   More

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Reviews for Beachwood    1 Reviews

We have lived in several places including Miami & Fort Myers, Florida, as well as in Boston, Massachusetts and there is no place where you get a greater bang for your  More

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