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Killingly, CT vs Pittsfield, MA

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- Household income in Pittsfield, is 16% less than it is in Killingly and is 16% below the National Average.
- Killingly unemployment rate is 8.9%.
- Pittsfield unemployment rate is 8.8%.
 Killingly, CTPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,798  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$59,522$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,340  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Killingly, CTPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K19.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock12.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Killingly, CTPittsfield, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library3.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.8%13.1%
Reviews for Killingly    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This is a nasty, vile, racist town that would rather elect a well known White Nationalist racist to the school board than change their racist school name. People in town  More

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Over 11 years ago

Killingly is in my opinion not a great place to live anymore, the cost of living is to high. Most jobs in town are now low paying retail. We use to have mill/factory  More

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Over 17 years ago

I have lived in Northeastern Ct. for a good part of my life and in Killingly for most of it. I think the quality of life is good there and the community keeps up with  More

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Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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