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Boston, MA vs Pleasant Grove, UT

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Highlights
- Household income in Pleasant Grove, is 0% more than it is in Boston and is 16% above the National Average.
- Boston unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Pleasant Grove unemployment rate is 2.8%.
 Boston, MAPleasant Grove, UTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.2%2.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth4.3%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.5%49.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%6.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.1%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,344$32,175$37,638
 Household Income$81,744$81,850$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,750$91,076$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Boston, MAPleasant Grove, UTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.9%4.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%1.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.4%5.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%9.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.2%6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.9%6.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.0%10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%16.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K16.1%20.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.8%8.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K16.4%9.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Boston, MAPleasant Grove, UTUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.4%18.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.4%8.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%1.0%1.8%
 Legal2.3%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.4%6.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.0%3.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%5.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.7%1.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.7%3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.1%26.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.4%7.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.4%9.7%13.1%
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Pleasant Grove    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

close to good biking  More

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Pleasant Grove has a small-town feel, but is very near to the large cities of Provo, Orem, and American Fork, with SLC just about 45 min away. It is a lovely, clean town  More

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Over 16 years ago

One of the reasons I moved to Pleasant Grove is minimal traffic. There are some tough spots, but mostly little traffic, no traffic jams and almost no  More

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