2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Buzzards Bay, MA vs Boston, MA

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Highlights
- Household income in Boston, is 2% more than it is in Buzzards Bay and is 16% above the National Average.
- Buzzards Bay unemployment rate is 9.0%.
- Boston unemployment rate is 6.2%.
 Buzzards Bay, MABoston, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate9.0%6.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.7%4.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.8%42.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%6.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.1%5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,779$50,344$37,638
 Household Income$80,218$81,744$69,021
 Family Median Income$82,717$95,750$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Buzzards Bay, MABoston, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.6%14.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.7%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.5%6.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%5.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.6%5.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.2%4.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.1%7.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.1%10.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.4%16.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.2%9.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.9%16.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Buzzards Bay, MABoston, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.3%21.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.4%10.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%2.3%1.8%
 Legal0.5%2.3%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%7.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.7%3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%7.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.4%3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%2.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.6%5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%3.9%3.6%
 Personal care0.6%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.6%18.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.4%3.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.0%6.4%13.1%
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health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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