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Herndon, VA vs Scarborough, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Scarborough, is 10% less than it is in Herndon and is 35% above the National Average.
- Herndon unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Scarborough unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Herndon, VAScarborough, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,988  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$105,960$69,021
 Family Median Income$126,318  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Herndon, VAScarborough, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock18.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Herndon, VAScarborough, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.9%1.2%
 Education, library4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance9.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.5%13.1%
Reviews for Herndon    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seasons tend to be relatively mild. The warmer seasons are extended by 3-4 weeks as compared to the New York Metropolitan Area.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Traffic has gotten out of control the last couple of  More

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Over 16 years ago

We actually live south of Herndon in Oak Hill (Zip Code 20171). The Town of Herndon is incorporated, Oak Hill is not. Herndon is a nice enough city with an historic area  More

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Reviews for Scarborough    1 Reviews

We moved here from CA. We were tired of the crime and grime of the state of CA. We absolutely love Maine and Scarborough is a suburb of Portland ME and the dang cutest  More

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