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Branford, CT vs Fitchburg, MA

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Highlights
- Household income in Fitchburg, is 31% less than it is in Branford and is 14% below the National Average.
- Branford unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Fitchburg unemployment rate is 9.4%.

Economy
 Branford, CTFitchburg, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.1%9.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.4%3.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.3%37.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%6.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$54,683$30,300$37,638
 Household Income$87,738$60,466$69,021
 Family Median Income$116,823$74,731$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Branford, CTFitchburg, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.1%11.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%4.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.9%10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.1%8.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.0%6.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.2%9.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.6%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.7%12.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.5%17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.8%7.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.4%3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Branford, CTFitchburg, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.8%13.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.6%5.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%2.2%1.8%
 Legal2.3%0.4%1.2%
 Education, library9.0%5.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.6%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.1%5.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%5.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%2.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.1%6.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%2.6%3.6%
 Personal care3.0%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%21.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%7.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.5%16.8%13.1%

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Reviews for Branford    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

no review just big mistakes when comparing cities wrong town/city names and wrong populations in ct example: branford, ct it used to be type  More

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Over 17 years ago

Branford has the New England town look located right on the shoreline. Has the small community feel. Located a short drive from New Haven where Yale is located. Cost  More

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Reviews for Fitchburg    6 Reviews

I've had the privilege to live in many places across the US in several states. Fitchburg is easily the worst place I have lived, by far. To find it, drive west on the  More

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First off, Fitchburg is not a bad place to live. If you want an urban feel with a country setting this is a great place. If you don't like new england winters, bad  More

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First off, Fitchburg is not a bad place to live. If you want an urban feel with a country setting this is a great place. If you don't like new england winters, bad  More

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