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New York, NY vs Malta, MT

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- Household income in Malta, is 29% less than it is in New York and is 37% below the National Average.
- New York unemployment rate is 11.2%.
- Malta unemployment rate is 5.5%.
 New York, NYMalta, MTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,952  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$50,324$69,021
 Family Median Income$80,220  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 New York, NYMalta, MTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock16.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock21.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock5.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 New York, NYMalta, MTUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock6.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock2.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.3%13.1%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 5 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for Malta    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Hello, My name is Marcie and I was shocked when I read Joann & Bryce's comments about Malta. I visited there from CA (I have friends there who live on a ranch) and I  More

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Over 18 years ago

Hey Bryce from Fresno, I am still here in this miserable little town. You have really gotten it correct about the Sherrif and the district judge. I am almost 70 years  More

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Joann from Malta hit the nail on the head! I am a 27 year old guy from California when I had the misfortune of breaking down in Malta in August 2006. I took a job at the  More

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