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Ann Arbor, MI vs Newark, NJ

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- Household income in Newark, is 44% less than it is in Ann Arbor and is 67% below the National Average.
- Ann Arbor unemployment rate is 3.5%.
- Newark unemployment rate is 13.0%.

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 Ann Arbor, MINewark, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate3.5%13.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.1%18.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.6%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.3%5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,883$22,194$37,638
 Household Income$73,276$41,335$69,021
 Family Median Income$123,351$48,589$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ann Arbor, MINewark, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.5%21.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%6.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.8%12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.2%9.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.0%8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.4%9.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%9.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.7%9.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.6%3.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K13.6%2.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ann Arbor, MINewark, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%8.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science16.2%2.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%2.3%1.8%
 Legal1.5%0.5%1.2%
 Education, library19.6%4.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.5%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.1%3.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.1%6.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%4.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.8%5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%6.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.3%19.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair1.8%12.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.2%19.2%13.1%

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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Reviews for Newark    26 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Newark is straight garbage.  More

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Newark's Ironbound is extremely dangerous, there is a lot of crime, the police are just good at hiding it. It usually doesn't happen on Ferry St., but does 1/2 block  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have worked and lived in Newark for 20 years. I raised 3 children. Two of my children went on to college, graudated with Accountant Degree and the other one in  More

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ZIPS IN ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
48103 48104 48105 48109
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