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Needham, MA vs Warwick, RI

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Highlights
- Household income in Warwick, is 58% less than it is in Needham and is 10% above the National Average.
- Needham unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- Warwick unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Needham, MAWarwick, RIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$87,067  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$77,110$69,021
 Family Median Income$225,747  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Needham, MAWarwick, RIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Needham, MAWarwick, RIUnited States
 Management, business, finance30.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library12.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.6%13.1%
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Reviews for Warwick    6 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I currently live in Northern Warwick, and all I can say is the roads are horrible, its expensive to pay mortgage, and there are gangs. Abandoned buildings are a  More

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Over 13 years ago

I moved here 5 months ago from California for a job and I am loving it here. People are friendly, cost of living is better than in California, crime is low!  More

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On the overview of class room sizes that info is incorrect my son has 29 students in his class 6th grade last year in 5th grade he had 19 students never in the 5+ years  More

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