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Brookings, OR vs Hillsborough township, NJ

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- Household income in Hillsborough township, is 101% more than it is in Brookings and is 53% above the National Average.
- Brookings unemployment rate is 8.5%.
- Hillsborough township unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Brookings, ORHillsborough township, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,784  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$145,565$69,021
 Family Median Income$81,210  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Brookings, ORHillsborough township, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock32.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Brookings, ORHillsborough township, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance5.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock16.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement10.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.4%13.1%
Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 4 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  More

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Reviews for Hillsborough Township    3 Reviews

Hillsborough is bucolic, many acres still used for farming, but lots of developments as well. The school system is rated very highly, and the community is somewhat  More

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Hillsborough is close enough to major metropolitan areas of NYC and Philly, and has a wealth of excellent restaurants and cultural activities within a ten-mile radius.  More

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Over 17 years ago

New housing is not at a stand still, and in Hillsborough new homes are still selling! Although things are tight in the housing market there are still houses being bought  More

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