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Doylestown, PA vs Ashland, VA

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- Household income in Ashland, is 36% less than it is in Doylestown and is 24% below the National Average.
- Doylestown unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Ashland unemployment rate is 3.9%.
 Doylestown, PAAshland, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$55,262  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$55,521$69,021
 Family Median Income$131,984  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Doylestown, PAAshland, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock15.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Doylestown, PAAshland, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library10.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock20.3%13.1%
Reviews for Doylestown    6 Reviews

Doylestown is a lovely suburban town in the Philadelphia region. Real estate is not exactly cheap and taxes are high. A nice thing about the location is it's proximity  More

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What a great place to raise a family. Restaurants, history, art, parks and lakes, great schools and close to all Philly has to offer. We are also 2 hrs. from the Jersey  More

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I had the pleasurable experience of living in Doylestown for a year, several years ago! What drew me to Doylestown was the sheer beauty of the architectur downtown and  More

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Reviews for Ashland    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Ashland Is by far the best place to live without Living In the city of richmond yes the housing is more but its safer and has THE BEST SCHOOL IN VA. My brother loves his  More

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Where to begin: With a kid in college in this town I have access to all the good and bad opinions. Have you ever heard of Homemades By Suzanne? Great Deli for eat in  More

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Ashland is built around an excellent small liberal arts college, Randolph-Macon College. The school enjoys a great reputation with both Richmond and D.C. offering  More

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