2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Manchester, CT vs Bangor, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Bangor, is 37% less than it is in Manchester and is 39% below the National Average.
- Manchester unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Bangor unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Manchester, CTBangor, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.0%4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%-0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.6%26.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,335$32,265$37,638
 Household Income$78,598$49,652$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,124$71,748$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Manchester, CTBangor, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K9.3%15.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%5.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.2%9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.0%11.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.4%7.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%7.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.3%9.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.9%10.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.3%12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.9%4.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.6%4.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Manchester, CTBangor, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.3%13.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science12.6%6.5%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.8%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%8.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%9.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%8.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.2%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%20.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.8%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%7.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.9%6.8%13.1%
Reviews for Manchester    5 Reviews

My husband and I moved to CT 20 years ago. He was headhunted by a firm in Hartford, and they made a good enough salary offer to bring us here. Oy, the sticker shock!  More

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Over 9 years ago

It Sucks No work no friendly  More

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Over 13 years ago

Manchester is a gateway to Hartford. Then its all down hill from there. watch out  More

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Reviews for Bangor    14 Reviews

I have lived just outside of Bangor for four years. I came from the Seattle area and have lived in several states. I love it here. I have found people to be very  More

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I have never lived anyplace and been as much of an outcast and a social pariah as I have been in Bangor ME. I have lived here for 4yrs. and have been met with contempt  More

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Over 6 years ago

DONT'E WAS BULLIED BY SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS IN SCHOOL AND WAS BULLIED BY NUMEROUS TEACHERS THROUGHOUT HIS SCHOOL YEARS IN THE BANGOR SCHOOL  More

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