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Marlborough, CT vs Matthews, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Matthews, is 24% less than it is in Marlborough and is 28% above the National Average.
- Marlborough unemployment rate is 7.0%.
- Matthews unemployment rate is 3.3%.
 Marlborough, CTMatthews, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$58,234  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$96,195$69,021
 Family Median Income$139,306  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Marlborough, CTMatthews, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K1.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock25.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock10.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Marlborough, CTMatthews, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library10.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock7.5%13.1%
Reviews for Marlborough    3 Reviews

Marlborough's proximity to Hartford, NYC, and Boston offers the usual opportunities for big city entertainment and cultural events. My interests are found closer to  More

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Marlborough is a small, sleepy town in CT. We have a lake with a beach in our town that everyone goes to in the summer, along with a great playscape for the kids to  More

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Marlborough is a small and quiet suburb of Hartford. Fairly easy commute into Hartford or surrounding towns. Very  More

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Reviews for Matthews    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Matthews is a suburb of Charlotte. It's big advantage over Charlotte is that you are on the edge of the rural areas, and it is safer. Don't expect to save any on taxes  More

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Over 19 years ago

Is there segragation in  More

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