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Bristol, CT vs Torrington, CT

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- Household income in Torrington, is 14% less than it is in Bristol and is 9% below the National Average.
- Bristol unemployment rate is 9.8%.
- Torrington unemployment rate is 10.0%.
 Bristol, CTTorrington, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate9.8%10.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%-1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.3%17.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%6.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,362$33,803$37,638
 Household Income$73,604$63,135$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,543$80,391$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bristol, CTTorrington, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.5%9.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%3.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.3%9.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.1%8.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.6%9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.3%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.9%10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.3%13.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K19.8%16.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.8%7.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.2%4.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bristol, CTTorrington, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.8%14.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.3%3.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%2.2%1.8%
 Legal1.2%0.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.2%7.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%5.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.7%3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.9%5.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.3%4.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.9%20.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%10.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.2%16.7%13.1%
Reviews for Bristol    4 Reviews

I moved to Bristol in 2003 to purchase a mid-size one family home. Bristol has a great deal of history to it...from clock making (we have the American Clock Museum), a  More

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I was born and raised in NJ, and spent many years living on Long Island, as well as living in upstate NY and other areas in CT. Bristol CT is by far the worst place I  More

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Over 15 years ago

Bristol, in a way can be deceiving. The schools in Bristol seem to be pretty decent, and it also features a park for children and their parents. In addition, it  More

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Reviews for Torrington    8 Reviews

I bought a bank owned house in Torrington in 2011 and actually sold it for less in 2018 just to get out of this horrible place. The taxes are awful, 46 mill rate for  More

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I have lived and worked in Torrington for 25 years, but am not originally from here. Torrington is the biggest city, really the only city, in NW CT. Further north and  More

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Except for the winter (which I don't like anywhere), this region is beautiful. Torrington is an old mill town, so parts of it are definitely rough around the edges. On  More

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