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Barre, VT vs Bennington, VT

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Highlights
- Household income in Bennington, is 17% more than it is in Barre and is 33% below the National Average.
- Barre unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Bennington unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Barre, VTBennington, VTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,911  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$51,851$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,906  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Barre, VTBennington, VTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Barre, VTBennington, VTUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.8%6.5%
 Community, social services7.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock6.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.8%13.1%
Reviews for Barre    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

The unfortuante circumstances of this once quaint little city is that the lack of recreation, or access financially to recreation, has turned the student age citizens  More

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Reviews for Bennington    2 Reviews

Bennington is a great place for scenery. However, the cops are a huge part of the drug network. They protect the drug dealers and criminals instead of regular  More

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Bennington Vermont is absolutely gorgeous on its outskirts, old Bennington is absolutely beautiful with lots of historical sites as well as North Bennington not being  More

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