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Fall River, MA vs South Hadley, MA

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- Household income in South Hadley, is 66% more than it is in Fall River and is 16% above the National Average.
- Fall River unemployment rate is 11.0%.
- South Hadley unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Fall River, MASouth Hadley, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,561  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$82,278$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,181  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fall River, MASouth Hadley, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock13.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fall River, MASouth Hadley, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.1%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.7%1.2%
 Education, library3.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.8%13.1%
Reviews for Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 9 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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