2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Rockland, MA vs Norwell, MA

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Highlights
- Household income in Norwell, is 90% more than it is in Rockland and is 60% above the National Average.
- Rockland unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Norwell unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Rockland, MANorwell, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.1%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth4.3%4.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.1%41.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%6.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.1%5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,962$66,081$37,638
 Household Income$90,315$172,022$69,021
 Family Median Income$108,325$197,784$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rockland, MANorwell, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.9%2.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%0.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.4%4.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.0%2.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.0%1.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%3.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.3%3.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.3%7.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.3%14.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.9%16.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.4%43.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rockland, MANorwell, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.6%28.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.4%5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%1.7%1.8%
 Legal0.9%2.6%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%8.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.5%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%9.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.5%1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.8%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.6%3.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.9%1.2%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.4%21.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.2%7.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.4%4.0%13.1%
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Reviews for Norwell    2 Reviews

Not sure how the previous comments are accurate. Norwell is a suburban town, not rural.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Norwell is a lovely, rural town with small neighborhoods, a good range of home prices to appeal to most buyers (not much entry level ie: under $350,000) and easy  More

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