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Hightstown, NJ vs Yardley, PA

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- Household income in Yardley, is 13% more than it is in Hightstown and is 34% above the National Average.
- Hightstown unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Yardley unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Hightstown, NJYardley, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$48,577  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$104,250$69,021
 Family Median Income$96,488  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hightstown, NJYardley, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K0.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K24.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hightstown, NJYardley, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock5.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.5%13.1%
Reviews for Hightstown    2 Reviews

Hightstown is located in the middle between Phila and NYC and half an hour from the Jersey Shore. Theater, concerts, museums, Six Flags, historic sites, great  More

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Over 18 years ago

I don't live there. I was going to buy a home when I read this article from msn.com. I decided that the risks to the home values and tax rates was too great. Updated:  More

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Reviews for Yardley    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

I recently moved to Yardley just before the 2005 floods. Yardley is a great town, perhaps one of the best in the whole Philadelphia metropolitan area. Yardley has a  More

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