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Douglas, MA vs Ashford, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Ashford, is 33% less than it is in Douglas and is 24% above the National Average.
- Douglas unemployment rate is 5.3%.
- Ashford unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Douglas, MAAshford, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$51,373  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$90,441$69,021
 Family Median Income$147,692  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Douglas, MAAshford, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K1.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K24.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock25.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Douglas, MAAshford, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.2%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.5%13.1%
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Reviews for Ashford    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The people of Ashford are friendly, helpful and fun. I have relied on my neighbors and they have always gone out of their way to accomadate all that I asked of them and  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived here for 7 years, because of the housing crisis, I can't get out yet. In all that time, I've never met a friendly "neighbor" and have had one clown call my  More

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