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Ellington, CT vs Ashland, MA

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- Household income in Ashland, is 6% more than it is in Ellington and is 40% above the National Average.
- Ellington unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- Ashland unemployment rate is 4.4%.
 Ellington, CTAshland, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$53,775  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$115,959$69,021
 Family Median Income$132,647  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ellington, CTAshland, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock22.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ellington, CTAshland, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock19.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library7.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.9%13.1%
Reviews for Ellington    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Ellington for 21 years, am married and have 3 children. I am also a Realtor, Sallie Cappadora, with RE/Max East of the River (860-830-8894 is my cell).   More

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Reviews for Ashland    2 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Typical Massachussetts town. Quiet, good schools, very liberal, too high property taxes, constantly on a water  More

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Ashland is settled in Middlesex county between the busy Framingham and the high end and expensive Sherborn and Natick. We have the best of both worlds, close to  More

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