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Windsor, CO vs Petaluma, CA

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- Household income in Petaluma, is 10% less than it is in Windsor and is 31% above the National Average.
- Windsor unemployment rate is 5.6%.
- Petaluma unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Windsor, COPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth50.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,369  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$100,379$69,021
 Family Median Income$129,748  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Windsor, COPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Windsor, COPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.6%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.5%13.1%
Reviews for Windsor    10 Reviews

All of the good reviews on this site were written 5-10 years ago when the town was still nice. Our city officials have allowed uncontrolled growth with no respect for  More

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Over 6 years ago

I've lived here for about seven years, which is much too long to be suffering in a place like this. It has all the conservative features of Greeley but none of its  More

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Over 11 years ago

The town of Windsor is still horrid. I grew up and went K-10th in Windsor in the 70's and 80's and graduated in Loveland. Nothing has changed with Windsor since then  More

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Reviews for Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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