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Ashland, MA vs Dedham, MA

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- Household income in Dedham, is 7% less than it is in Ashland and is 36% above the National Average.
- Ashland unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Dedham unemployment rate is 5.8%.
 Ashland, MADedham, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$59,092  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$108,047$69,021
 Family Median Income$146,923  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ashland, MADedham, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock21.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ashland, MADedham, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.4%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.8%13.1%
Reviews for Ashland    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Typical Massachussetts town. Quiet, good schools, very liberal, too high property taxes, constantly on a water  More

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Ashland is settled in Middlesex county between the busy Framingham and the high end and expensive Sherborn and Natick. We have the best of both worlds, close to  More

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