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Boxborough, MA vs Norwell, MA

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Highlights
- Household income in Norwell, is 26% more than it is in Boxborough and is 60% above the National Average.
- Boxborough unemployment rate is 3.8%.
- Norwell unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Boxborough, MANorwell, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$68,728  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$172,022$69,021
 Family Median Income$207,813  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Boxborough, MANorwell, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock1.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock43.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Boxborough, MANorwell, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.0%13.1%
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Reviews for Norwell    2 Reviews

Not sure how the previous comments are accurate. Norwell is a suburban town, not rural.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Norwell is a lovely, rural town with small neighborhoods, a good range of home prices to appeal to most buyers (not much entry level ie: under $350,000) and easy  More

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