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Monmouth Junction, NJ vs Watertown Town, MA

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- Household income in Watertown Town, is 18% less than it is in Monmouth Junction and is 32% above the National Average.
- Monmouth Junction unemployment rate is 6.9%.
- Watertown Town unemployment rate is 4.5%.

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 Monmouth Junction, NJWatertown Town, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.9%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.1%4.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.2%46.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%6.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.5%5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$55,857$62,772$37,638
 Household Income$123,906$101,402$69,021
 Family Median Income$140,734$126,886$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Monmouth Junction, NJWatertown Town, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.8%6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.0%3.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K0.4%4.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.1%4.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.1%2.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.3%5.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.1%7.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.8%15.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.7%17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.5%13.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K27.2%20.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Monmouth Junction, NJWatertown Town, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.7%23.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science14.9%17.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.4%2.6%1.8%
 Legal0.7%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%10.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%4.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.1%6.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.6%1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving2.6%3.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.4%1.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.0%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.6%15.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.3%4.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.5%3.7%13.1%

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Reviews for Monmouth Junction    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Townhouses start in the $300's. Most people are commuters...live here but work in  More

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Reviews for Watertown Town    4 Reviews

I’ve lived in Watertown for 3½ years after living in Cambridge. It’s slightly further out and could use a couple more MBTA bus lines to make being car-free easier  More

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Over 15 years ago

Watertown has "small town charm" in abundance despite literally sharing borders with both Boston and  More

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I first lived in Watertown several years ago as fresh college grad, and now I've been here again for 2 years with my husband and son. In both instances, I've loved it.   More

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