2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Manchester, CT vs Glade Spring, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Glade Spring, is 17% less than it is in Manchester and is 5% below the National Average.
- Manchester unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Glade Spring unemployment rate is 4.6%.
 Manchester, CTGlade Spring, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$40,335  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,600$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,124  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Manchester, CTGlade Spring, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock13.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Manchester, CTGlade Spring, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.3%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 10 years ago

It Sucks No work no friendly  More

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Over 14 years ago

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

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Reviews for Glade Spring    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

This small town is in an area nearing a growth squirt, ready or not. We need visionary leadership. Glade Spring, "The Place To  More

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