2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Ashland, MA vs Jackson, WY

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Highlights
- Household income in Jackson, is 28% less than it is in Ashland and is 17% above the National Average.
- Ashland unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Jackson unemployment rate is 4.2%.
 Ashland, MAJackson, WYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.4%4.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.2%-1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.9%34.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.1%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$59,092$47,848$37,638
 Household Income$115,959$83,289$69,021
 Family Median Income$146,923$101,080$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ashland, MAJackson, WYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.8%4.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%1.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.5%5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.8%10.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.1%3.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.7%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.7%11.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.6%14.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.8%20.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.3%11.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K22.7%8.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ashland, MAJackson, WYUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.4%23.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science19.3%4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%2.9%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.0%4.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.1%4.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.5%4.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.7%1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving1.3%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%6.5%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%5.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.0%19.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.0%7.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving8.9%6.9%13.1%
Reviews for Ashland    2 Reviews

Over 13 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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Reviews for Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 3 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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