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Fairfield, CT vs Brooklyn, NY

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- Household income in Brooklyn, is 55% less than it is in Fairfield and is 2% below the National Average.
- Fairfield unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Brooklyn unemployment rate is 11.6%.

Economy
 Fairfield, CTBrooklyn, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.5%11.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.3%0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.8%30.2%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%8.9%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$71,996$38,812$37,638
 Household Income$149,641$67,753$69,021
 Family Median Income$180,933$77,205$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fairfield, CTBrooklyn, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.1%13.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%4.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.8%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.8%7.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.9%6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%6.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.7%7.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.8%11.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.0%14.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.0%8.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K37.8%12.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fairfield, CTBrooklyn, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance30.2%16.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.0%5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%2.2%1.8%
 Legal3.0%2.0%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%7.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.9%6.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.1%7.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%2.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.9%4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%3.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.2%18.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%5.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving3.8%8.5%13.1%

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Reviews for Fairfield    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I have lived in CT my whole life and I can't wait to get out of here. If you have yourself established, then this is great place to live. If you're a young person  More

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Over 11 years ago

I have lived in CT my whole life and I can't wait to get out of here. If you have yourself established, then this is great place to live. If you're a young person  More

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Over 12 years ago

Very expensive town to live in but good restaurants, schools, beaches and access to  More

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Reviews for Brooklyn    2 Reviews

Born in Downstate IE East Flatbush. Lived in Bushwick, Brownsville, Canarsie, Crown Heights, East New York and Back in East Flatbush now. If you know Brooklyn you'll  More

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I looooooove Brooklyn! So much culture! So many options of restaurants! So much diversity. It's one of the best places I've been to and lived. Granted, the commute is  More

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