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San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA vs Riverside, CA

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- Household income in Riverside, is 11% less than it is in San Buenaventura (Ventura) and is 10% above the National Average.
- San Buenaventura (Ventura) unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Riverside unemployment rate is 7.1%.

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 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CARiverside, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.0%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.0%2.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.6%38.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,501$28,771$37,638
 Household Income$86,718$76,755$69,021
 Family Median Income$100,011$86,178$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CARiverside, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.4%7.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.0%7.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.0%6.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.9%7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%6.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.0%13.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.6%19.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.2%9.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.7%8.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 San Buenaventura (Ventura), CARiverside, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.5%10.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.0%4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%1.9%1.8%
 Legal1.8%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%6.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%4.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.5%4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.5%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.2%22.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.9%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%9.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.0%17.6%13.1%

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Reviews for San Buenaventura (Ventura)    28 Reviews

I have lived in Ventura for over 20 years, worked for over 30. While this was a nice town it has essentially turned into a worse place than LA, with a huge amount of  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here my entire life of 43 years. Ventura used to be very nice in the 80s and 90s, now it is an extension of Los Angeles in the worst way. Super overpriced  More

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I have lived in Ventura County since 2006 and that includes Port Hueneme, Oxnard, Camarillo, and Ventura. This city has a lot of friendly, down to earth people that seem  More

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Reviews for Riverside    42 Reviews

I've lived in Riverside for 54 years. It changed a LOT when people from LA started moving here in droves. Still, I have never been robbed or assaulted but I am  More

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I'm from Orange County (OC). I have had nothing but trouble since moving to Riverside. 1. The dogs are aggressive guard dogs. If you want to walk or bike you  More

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Over 6 years ago

Whew where to begin with dear old riverside. I enjoyed growing up here until my high school years (back in 2011). In 7 short years the downward deterioration of the  More

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