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Carrboro, NC vs Glastonbury, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Glastonbury, is 70% more than it is in Carrboro and is 47% above the National Average.
- Carrboro unemployment rate is 3.2%.
- Glastonbury unemployment rate is 5.6%.
 Carrboro, NCGlastonbury, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,407  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$130,294$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,654  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Carrboro, NCGlastonbury, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock26.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Carrboro, NCGlastonbury, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock12.2%6.5%
 Community, social services3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.2%1.2%
 Education, library21.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.7%13.1%
Reviews for Carrboro    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Carrboro is basically a bedroom community, where people who work at or study at UNC over in Chapel Hill lay down for the night. All day they work at UNC only to pay the  More

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Carrboro has a strong civic life with a lot of local participation and visionary politics towards making a more sustainable and just community. The center of town has  More

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Over 15 years ago

climate is good, 4 seasons, winter is short with just a little  More

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Reviews for Glastonbury    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I never wanted to move to Connecticut; however need for work has placed me here. Glastonbury is centrally located in Connecticut. It is approximately two hours from  More

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