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Cheshire, CT vs Barre, VT

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- Household income in Barre, is 67% less than it is in Cheshire and is 56% below the National Average.
- Cheshire unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Barre unemployment rate is 3.6%.
 Cheshire, CTBarre, VTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$57,009  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,298$69,021
 Family Median Income$160,302  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cheshire, CTBarre, VTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock20.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cheshire, CTBarre, VTUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library9.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology12.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock3.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.5%13.1%
Reviews for Cheshire    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Overall excellent town for raising kids. When comparing towns look at the numbers, they take out any biases. You get the most for your family in  More

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Over 15 years ago

I love Cheshire because the people there are friendly,mind their own business and the town is so pretty! I live in Meriden and I go to Cheshire often just to relax.  More

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Reviews for Barre    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

The unfortuante circumstances of this once quaint little city is that the lack of recreation, or access financially to recreation, has turned the student age citizens  More

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