2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Marlborough, MA vs Foster City, CA

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Highlights
- Household income in Foster City, is 101% more than it is in Marlborough and is 60% above the National Average.
- Marlborough unemployment rate is 6.3%.
- Foster City unemployment rate is 3.8%.
 Marlborough, MAFoster City, CAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.3%3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.2%1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.5%42.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%8.8%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.1%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$44,775$80,545$37,638
 Household Income$86,230$173,721$69,021
 Family Median Income$108,694$200,822$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Marlborough, MAFoster City, CAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.4%3.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.6%1.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.7%2.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.9%2.8%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.6%2.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.3%2.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.7%4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%7.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.4%15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%14.6%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K12.2%42.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Marlborough, MAFoster City, CAUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.3%28.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.4%30.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%1.0%1.8%
 Legal0.9%2.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.5%3.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.3%2.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.6%4.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.8%1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%0.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.9%2.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.2%0.9%3.6%
 Personal care2.8%1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.9%15.2%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.5%2.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.5%4.3%13.1%
Reviews for Marlborough    2 Reviews

lived here 4 years Town is not bad but have witnessed 2 crimes where i live a nice condo but even as nice as it is the people here are *******s, bitches, drug addicts  More

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Over 17 years ago

For being suburbia there's decent job opportunities, places to shop and an array of restaurants to  More

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Reviews for Foster City    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Built on lagoons, great climate, good schools, lots of soccer and other sports for kids, plenty of parking and  More

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Over 17 years ago

A great city to raise a family, safe, great weather around the year, good schools and plenty of recreation. But only if you can afford the hight cost of  More

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Landlords are able to command and receive high rent due to the following attributes: safety, weather and cleanliness of Foster City. The lagoon, waterways and gardens  More

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