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Great Barrington, MA vs North Adams, MA

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- Household income in North Adams, is 25% less than it is in Great Barrington and is 42% below the National Average.
- Great Barrington unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- North Adams unemployment rate is 8.9%.
 Great Barrington, MANorth Adams, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,587  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,575$69,021
 Family Median Income$88,342  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Great Barrington, MANorth Adams, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Great Barrington, MANorth Adams, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.4%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library10.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.0%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  Unlock11.5%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 North Adams    2 Reviews

I have lived in and around North Adams Ma (NAMA) my entire life. This small city is like the Phoenix rising out of the ashes. The city government has worked with local  More

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Over 16 years ago

"...There are about 0 students per teacher in North Adams." I was curious to read the updated student to teacher ratio... will this be updated? The classrooms are not  More

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