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Great Barrington, MA vs New Canaan, CT

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- Household income in New Canaan, is 230% more than it is in Great Barrington and is 68% above the National Average.
- Great Barrington unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- New Canaan unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Great Barrington, MANew Canaan, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,587  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$214,977$69,021
 Family Median Income$88,342  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Great Barrington, MANew Canaan, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock1.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock1.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock3.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock52.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Great Barrington, MANew Canaan, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.7%1.2%
 Education, library10.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock1.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair13.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.9%13.1%
Reviews for Great Barrington    1 Reviews

My wife and I moved to the area with our 2 month old baby after living most of our lives in Colorado and we could not be happier with our decision. Great Barrington and  More

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Reviews for New Canaan    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Beautiful town with wonderful people. Great place to raise children, however, it is extremely costly to live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Agreed, cost of living is too high, too many wall streeters (which have a bad rep nowadays), and diversity is almost non-existant, public schools are average/good but  More

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Outside of the other categories, which run very well here; schools are good and competitive, climate is relatively mild, crime is very low, diversity is strong, culture  More

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