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Edgewater, NJ vs Birmingham, AL

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- Household income in Birmingham, is 69% less than it is in Edgewater and is 75% below the National Average.
- Edgewater unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Birmingham unemployment rate is 5.6%.

Economy
 Edgewater, NJBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.4%5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.5%2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.3%29.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%10.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.5%6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$78,664$26,746$37,638
 Household Income$126,483$39,403$69,021
 Family Median Income$157,802$51,254$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Edgewater, NJBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.8%19.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.0%7.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.5%13.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.1%11.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.5%8.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.1%8.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.2%7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.2%9.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.8%8.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.6%3.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K29.3%3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Edgewater, NJBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance37.7%13.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science13.1%4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%2.0%1.8%
 Legal1.6%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.3%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.6%7.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.0%4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%2.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.4%6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%22.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.1%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving1.9%15.8%13.1%

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Reviews for Edgewater    4 Reviews

I used to live in NYC. The prices now in rent, resturaunts and stores has become exorbitant. Edgewater has the quality of NYC at lesser prices. Plus it has  More

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Over 14 years ago

The housing in Edgewater has become pricey and beautiful in a great area right next to New York City. It has gotten crowed over the last 5 years. It is a great place  More

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Over 16 years ago

I'm a big fan, although a a matter of principle I don't believe in boosterism. There are hundreds of wonderful places to live. Edgewater, thankfully, happens to be one  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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ZIPS IN EDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY
07020
ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total

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