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Butte-Silver Bow, MT vs New Bedford, MA

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- Household income in New Bedford, is 0% less than it is in Butte-Silver Bow and is 36% below the National Average.
- Butte-Silver Bow unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- New Bedford unemployment rate is 10.2%.
 Butte-Silver Bow, MTNew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,548  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,581$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,481  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Butte-Silver Bow, MTNew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.7%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Butte-Silver Bow, MTNew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.3%13.1%
Reviews for Butte-Silver Bow    15 Reviews

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

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Over 5 years ago

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

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Over 6 years ago

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More

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Reviews for New Bedford    5 Reviews

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Over 13 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 15 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  More

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