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Middletown, CT vs Chestertown, MD

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- Household income in Chestertown, is 34% less than it is in Middletown and is 55% below the National Average.
- Middletown unemployment rate is 8.0%.
- Chestertown unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 Middletown, CTChestertown, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,845  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$44,665$69,021
 Family Median Income$96,515  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Middletown, CTChestertown, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Middletown, CTChestertown, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services3.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock3.1%1.2%
 Education, library8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.4%13.1%
Reviews for Middletown    9 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

To use the train system to commute from mid state to New York is challenging. This would be the biggest adjustment moving from the suburbs of New York City to  More

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Over 14 years ago

Middletown, CT is one of the few cities in Connecticut worth living in. With a low crime rate, relatively low cost of living and plenty of housing options, there is  More

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Over 15 years ago

Nice quiet town with low crime rate. Interesting small downtown area with variety of decent restaurants. Lacking in adult music, dancing etc., as much of  More

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Reviews for Chestertown    3 Reviews

I have lived in Queen Anne's county most of my life, which is on the other side of the river from Chestertown. When I was younger, I remember ice cream shoppes, music  More

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Over 18 years ago

Chestertown is lovely. Because of the College, it has a real college town feel. It is very old however, so there are many people whose families grew up here. They make  More

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Over 18 years ago

Chestertown is lovely. Because of the College, it has a real college town feel. It is very old however, so there are many people whose families grew up here. They make  More

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