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Jackson, NJ vs Rochester, MN

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- Household income in Rochester, is 21% less than it is in Jackson and is 13% above the National Average.
- Jackson unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Rochester unemployment rate is 3.6%.
 Jackson, NJRochester, MNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,473  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$79,159$69,021
 Family Median Income$117,147  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Jackson, NJRochester, MNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Jackson, NJRochester, MNUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library8.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock8.4%13.1%
Reviews for Jackson    5 Reviews

When my wife and I looked for the ideal location to buy our first house and start a family, our search lead us to Jackson, NJ. Twenty minutes from coastal beaches, rides  More

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Over 16 years ago

nice place to live, becoming unaffordable  More

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Over 16 years ago

Jackson NJ is located in the center of the Garden State (New Jersey) We are near beautiful beaches. major highways, art and cultural centers. We are within 1.5 hours of  More

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Reviews for Rochester    31 Reviews

Roch (and Minnesota) is a great place IF you live off the govt dole; subsidize undesirable things (through generous welfare benefits, lax law enforcement and sentences,  More

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Rochester is very vanilla. As a progressive, this place is not good. The area leans conservative and you'll see Trump signs everywhere... so that tells you the type of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved here over 20 years ago from California and I was in shock for the first couple of years that people actually lived in such a cold climate! Winter starts around  More

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