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Lowell, MA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Household income in Boulder, is 16% more than it is in Lowell and is 8% above the National Average.
- Lowell unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Boulder unemployment rate is 5.1%.

Economy
 Lowell, MABoulder, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.0%5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth4.3%2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.6%44.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.1%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,620$52,057$37,638
 Household Income$64,489$74,902$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,946$134,583$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lowell, MABoulder, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.6%13.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.0%3.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K8.0%8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.4%5.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.4%6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%5.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.6%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.5%9.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.2%13.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.4%9.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.5%17.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lowell, MABoulder, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.4%18.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.5%16.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%1.5%1.8%
 Legal0.5%1.8%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%10.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%4.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%4.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.6%2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%8.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%1.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.8%17.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.0%2.1%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving18.6%6.0%13.1%

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Reviews for Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 16 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 4 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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ZIPS IN LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
01852 01851 01854 01850
ZIPS IN BOULDER, COLORADO
80302 80304 80301 80303 80305 80310

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