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Hartford, CT vs Waterbury, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Waterbury, is 30% more than it is in Hartford and is 41% below the National Average.
- Hartford unemployment rate is 14.0%.
- Waterbury unemployment rate is 13.0%.
 Hartford, CTWaterbury, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock13.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,784  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,787$69,021
 Family Median Income$44,859  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hartford, CTWaterbury, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hartford, CTWaterbury, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance7.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.6%13.1%
Reviews for Hartford    23 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I love Hartford. Any naysayer is not appreciating the very real and new energy that is revitalizing the city. In conjunction with a wonderful location, relatively mild  More

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Over 4 years ago

Surprised by the low  More

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I lived in CT for about 7 years, and this place is depressing, lonely, and boring. My only entertainment in Hartford, were the Library branches for books and movies. The  More

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Reviews for Waterbury    10 Reviews

Very affordable but it has its own elegant history (Brass City) Almost all residents keep updating their values timely, the largest community, higher cultural  More

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I was born here in 1988 and have lived here after growing up mainly in next-door Watertown (which is outstanding. Go  More

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Over 11 years ago

Taxes,  More

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