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Watertown Town, MA vs Bowling Green, KY

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- Household income in Bowling Green, is 57% less than it is in Watertown Town and is 58% below the National Average.
- Watertown Town unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Bowling Green unemployment rate is 4.7%.

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 Watertown Town, MABowling Green, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.5%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth4.3%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.0%46.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.1%8.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$62,772$26,015$37,638
 Household Income$101,402$43,633$69,021
 Family Median Income$126,886$53,400$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Watertown Town, MABowling Green, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.9%15.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.5%7.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.2%11.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.6%11.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.2%9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.0%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.5%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.7%10.1%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.4%9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.1%3.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K20.1%3.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Watertown Town, MABowling Green, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance23.3%11.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science17.0%3.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%1.6%1.8%
 Legal1.5%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library10.6%5.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.5%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%5.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.4%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%1.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.2%8.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%4.3%3.6%
 Personal care2.1%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.4%22.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.6%5.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving3.7%20.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Watertown Town    4 Reviews

I’ve lived in Watertown for 3½ years after living in Cambridge. It’s slightly further out and could use a couple more MBTA bus lines to make being car-free easier  More

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Over 15 years ago

Watertown has "small town charm" in abundance despite literally sharing borders with both Boston and  More

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I first lived in Watertown several years ago as fresh college grad, and now I've been here again for 2 years with my husband and son. In both instances, I've loved it.   More

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Reviews for Bowling Green    7 Reviews

I have lived in Bowling Green 12 years, prior to that I lived in the Terre Haute IN area. Compared to Terre Haute, my husband and I much prefer BG. The winters are much  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was born in BG 62 yrs ago. I left at 17 and returned in 2015. Compared to Texas & the west, BG is the worst. If you like sunshine (I do), it is horrible in BG.  More

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I have lived in Bowling Green for almost seven years now. I'm originally from the Oklahoma City/Moore OK area. My husband and I moved here for his job. Honestly,  More

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42101 42104 42103 42122

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