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Babylon, NY vs Chestertown, MD

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- Household income in Chestertown, is 58% less than it is in Babylon and is 55% below the National Average.
- Babylon unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Chestertown unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Babylon, NYChestertown, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,330  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,665$69,021
 Family Median Income$117,346  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Babylon, NYChestertown, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Babylon, NYChestertown, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.1%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.4%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 Chestertown    3 Reviews

I have lived in Queen Anne's county most of my life, which is on the other side of the river from Chestertown. When I was younger, I remember ice cream shoppes, music  More

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Over 18 years ago

Chestertown is lovely. Because of the College, it has a real college town feel. It is very old however, so there are many people whose families grew up here. They make  More

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Over 18 years ago

Chestertown is lovely. Because of the College, it has a real college town feel. It is very old however, so there are many people whose families grew up here. They make  More

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