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Hampton, VA vs Cambridge, MD

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- Household income in Cambridge, is 32% less than it is in Hampton and is 72% below the National Average.
- Hampton unemployment rate is 7.2%.
- Cambridge unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Hampton, VACambridge, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-2.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,831  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$40,094$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,490  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hampton, VACambridge, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hampton, VACambridge, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.1%1.2%
 Education, library5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.5%13.1%
Reviews for Hampton    28 Reviews

This place is the worst. The roads are in terrible condition. Always debris on the highway, side roads, and main roads. I've had replaced 3 tires so far this year alone  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having been deployed all over the world and stationed in the U.S. coast to coast I can honestly say this is the most ghetto place I have ever been...and that includes  More

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We live in Downtown Hampton within walking distance of the Langley Air and Space Museum, Hampton Carousel, the Hampton History Museum and tons of shops and restraunts.   More

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Reviews for Cambridge    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

This city is a white male mecca, rampant racism and sexism are to be found here. Little else. Poor schools. No jobs. Large  More

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The politics and the taxes make living in Cambridge terrible. Property values are depressed because the taxes are too high. Not enough people paying heir own way or fair  More

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Over 17 years ago

Cambridge, Maryland offers many places to own a second home or retirement location with utilities and infrastructure to support many new people. Cambridge is about  More

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