2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Bend, OR vs Brockton, MA

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Highlights
- Household income in Brockton, is 8% less than it is in Bend and is 1% below the National Average.
- Bend unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Brockton unemployment rate is 10.0%.
 Bend, ORBrockton, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.0%10.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%4.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth57.7%37.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%6.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes9.0%5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,680$30,508$37,638
 Household Income$74,253$68,067$69,021
 Family Median Income$95,024$79,124$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bend, ORBrockton, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.6%10.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%4.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.5%8.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%6.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.4%7.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.8%7.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.2%10.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.4%13.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.7%16.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.5%9.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.7%6.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bend, ORBrockton, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.1%10.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.1%3.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%3.0%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.2%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.9%6.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%9.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.5%5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%6.3%3.6%
 Personal care3.4%3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%19.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.6%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.3%8.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving7.8%16.5%13.1%
Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 3 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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Reviews for Brockton    4 Reviews

I joined this site specifically so I could write this review. I can tell you with with absolute certainty and every ounce of conviction in my soul that:The best place to  More

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Born and raised in Brockton, the closer towards the police station and shelter the closer you are to drug addicts and gang violence. I’ve woken up many sleepless  More

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Over 7 years ago

Recently the city of Champions has become the city of opportunities. Brockton real estate market is experiencing one of the highest property valuation increases in the  More

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