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Barre, VT vs Watertown Town, MA

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- Household income in Watertown Town, is 129% more than it is in Barre and is 32% above the National Average.
- Barre unemployment rate is 3.6%.
- Watertown Town unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Barre, VTWatertown Town, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,911  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$101,402$69,021
 Family Median Income$58,906  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Barre, VTWatertown Town, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock20.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Barre, VTWatertown Town, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock17.0%6.5%
 Community, social services7.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support27.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock3.7%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 Watertown Town    4 Reviews

I’ve lived in Watertown for 3½ years after living in Cambridge. It’s slightly further out and could use a couple more MBTA bus lines to make being car-free easier  More

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Over 16 years ago

Watertown has "small town charm" in abundance despite literally sharing borders with both Boston and  More

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I first lived in Watertown several years ago as fresh college grad, and now I've been here again for 2 years with my husband and son. In both instances, I've loved it.   More

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