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Linden, NJ vs Miami, FL

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- Household income in Miami, is 40% less than it is in Linden and is 44% below the National Average.
- Linden unemployment rate is 8.3%.
- Miami unemployment rate is 8.3%.
 Linden, NJMiami, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,699  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$47,860$69,021
 Family Median Income$89,387  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Linden, NJMiami, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Linden, NJMiami, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.0%13.1%
Reviews for Linden    5 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

How could Linden's are quality go from 24 to 92.5 in one year? I live in Linden. They did not close refineries and plant a thousand trees. I can see the air-and  More

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Over 19 years ago

I've lived here for the past 3 years renting 1st floor of a two family house. 3 blocks from train station to NYC. Shopping centers all around. Very strong polish  More

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Moved to Linden a year ago, and really love it. It is bordered on the north by a pretty shady area of Roselle, but that hasn't affected the QOL here. The city is very  More

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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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