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Janesville, WI vs Charlton, MA

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- Household income in Charlton, is 68% more than it is in Janesville and is 35% above the National Average.
- Janesville unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Charlton unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Janesville, WICharlton, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,136  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$106,558$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,762  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Janesville, WICharlton, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock29.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock12.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Janesville, WICharlton, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.6%13.1%
Reviews for Janesville    12 Reviews

Beautiful City - on an Ice Age Trail. I moved here during the Covid thing so it is hard to tell how friendly people are. The government seems closed - encouraged by  More

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My Wife and I have lived here for the last 2 years. Janesville is the pit of Hell. Nothing to do here, especially during the winter time. Closest places are 45 min to  More

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Janesville has pros and cons to living here depending on what is important to you. Janesville has a cheap cost of living and liberal-below average schools. Since you can  More

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Reviews for Charlton    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I have lived in Charlton all my life, and I love it here. It's a small town in worcester county that everyone misses driving by on route 20. Charlton Middle School is  More

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Over 13 years ago

Charlton. A place in Massachusetts that is used as a "connector" town to get from Springfield to Rhode Island. Or Worcester to Oxford. But the things that people miss as  More

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