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Baltimore, MD vs Cape May, NJ

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- Household income in Cape May, is 33% more than it is in Baltimore and is 4% above the National Average.
- Baltimore unemployment rate is 7.9%.
- Cape May unemployment rate is 12.5%.
 Baltimore, MDCape May, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock12.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,378  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$71,875$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,462  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Baltimore, MDCape May, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock11.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Baltimore, MDCape May, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.3%13.1%
Reviews for Baltimore    101 Reviews

Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn , Detroit and the list goes on were all very bad 20 years ago . If you have a chance to visit them now . You'll wish you had moved in to those  More

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Over 4 years ago

Came to Balt a less, ended up balting a more. In all seriousness, its an okay  More

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I've lived in Baltimore, MD all of my life. I remember when Jobs were plentiful, food was to die for, the city was very diverse. After the 80's and drugs entered the  More

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Reviews for Cape May    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Cape May is a picturesque pleasant town with a increase in population in the summer months. As a tourist town a good deal of the people who live here make the bulk of  More

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From the beaches of Cape May at the true south of New Jersey, to the vastness of the Wildwood beaches, to the shimmering water and clean sands of Avalon and Stone  More

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