2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Becket, MA vs New Lebanon, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in New Lebanon, is 18% more than it is in Becket and is 4% above the National Average.
- Becket unemployment rate is 10.4%.
- New Lebanon unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Becket, MANew Lebanon, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,134  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$71,719$69,021
 Family Median Income$81,563  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Becket, MANew Lebanon, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock15.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Becket, MANew Lebanon, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.7%13.1%
Reviews for Becket    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Too much winter and snow for my taste and lately we have been having very wet and cool summers (where is the global warming?)- difficult for a gardener like me.   More

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Reviews for New Lebanon    1 Reviews

I’ll try to be objective for the sake of an accurate review... I’ve lived here on and off for most of my life. The pros: small-town life (if you like that sort of  More

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