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Mays Landing, NJ vs Fairmont, WV

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- Household income in Fairmont, is 39% less than it is in Mays Landing and is 45% below the National Average.
- Mays Landing unemployment rate is 11.6%.
- Fairmont unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Mays Landing, NJFairmont, WVUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth19.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,913  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$47,618$69,021
 Family Median Income$97,143  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mays Landing, NJFairmont, WVUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K20.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mays Landing, NJFairmont, WVUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.5%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library10.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.9%13.1%
Reviews for Mays Landing    3 Reviews

Lived in Atlantic City witch was rough then moved near cologne about 3 years ago it’s definitely better then the city but still not great. It’s decent but can get ghetto  More

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Over 12 years ago

I would like to know why, in NJ, the health quality of water is poor. We all pay Amercian Water Company to have healthy, clean drinking water from our taps. Yet the  More

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Atlantic county, like most of south jersey, has a high cost of living but low salaries. Living near the ocean, where many people pay to vacation, is nice but better  More

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Reviews for Fairmont    2 Reviews

I find Fairmont to be a pretty good town to raise kids. You get to be a "big fish in a little pond" here. Everyone knows you and looks after you if you want to let them.  More

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Over 14 years ago

This is not so much a comment about where I live, but more of me ,looking for some helpful suggestions. I live in West Virgina, been here all my life. And now I'm  More

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