2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Gardner, MA vs Poughkeepsie, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in Poughkeepsie, is 8% less than it is in Gardner and is 41% below the National Average.
- Gardner unemployment rate is 8.1%.
- Poughkeepsie unemployment rate is 8.5%.
 Gardner, MAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.1%8.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.9%1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth39.6%26.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%8.1%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.1%6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,506$39,364$37,638
 Household Income$52,770$48,805$69,021
 Family Median Income$64,699$65,045$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Gardner, MAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.9%15.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.4%5.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.7%11.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.9%8.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.3%10.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%7.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.0%8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.7%10.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.5%12.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.2%4.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.1%6.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Gardner, MAPoughkeepsie, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.5%11.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science4.9%4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%2.8%1.8%
 Legal0.2%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.4%5.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.8%1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.2%5.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.0%8.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%2.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.6%10.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%6.5%3.6%
 Personal care3.6%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.7%20.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.6%5.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving13.7%9.5%13.1%
Reviews for Gardner    4 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here since 2014 my house is up 58%, the city is improving constantly. We have a very efficient city hall, the people are helpful. Our elected officials care  More

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Over 16 years ago

There is absolutely NOTHING to do here. i am actively pursuing a move to Florida or somewhere  More

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Over 16 years ago

A city at odds with itself. Beautiful rustic spots mixed with urban blight. You want this city to succeed because of it's proud, hard working citizens. However, the  More

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Reviews for Poughkeepsie    10 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I have mixed feelings about Poughkeepsie because there are equally as many things I love about that town as there are things I hate about it so I'm just going to write a  More

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Over 11 years ago

Prices are high here. housing is easily 25-30percent of our monthly  More

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Over 12 years ago

It'd be great if jobs were available. This city is OK but COL is so much higher in NY than where I was raised in South Maybe I should head  More

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