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Babylon, NY vs Auburn, ME

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- Household income in Auburn, is 48% less than it is in Babylon and is 25% below the National Average.
- Babylon unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Auburn unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Babylon, NYAuburn, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,330  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$55,402$69,021
 Family Median Income$117,346  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Babylon, NYAuburn, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Babylon, NYAuburn, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.8%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.5%13.1%
Reviews for Babylon    1 Reviews

I have stayed in many places all around US.. West Babylon is the very costliest place. Everything is high here from all type of rentals to food, accomodation etc.. I  More

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Reviews for Auburn    2 Reviews

I've lived in Maine 28 years. Maine is a beautiful state and Lewiston/Auburn (twin cites) are a nice area. Everything here. 4 seasons, clean air, best water in the  More

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Auburn is the residential-half of the twin cities of Lewiston-Auburn (L-A). Whereas Lewiston grew up around shoe, linen and other factories, Auburn claimed the suburbs  More

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