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Mason, OH vs Northampton, MA

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- Household income in Northampton, is 34% less than it is in Mason and is 5% above the National Average.
- Mason unemployment rate is 3.7%.
- Northampton unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Mason, OHNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$53,660  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$72,687$69,021
 Family Median Income$129,375  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mason, OHNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock11.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mason, OHNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.9%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.4%1.2%
 Education, library8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock5.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.2%13.1%
Reviews for Mason    2 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

our schools are good and also there are many culver's in this place. additionally, i have not been murdered which is a  More

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Over 17 years ago

Mason, in Warren County, has grown to be a fine city, and looks to improve in the future. The city was recently rated as the Number One suburban city in the Tri-state  More

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Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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