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Newton, MA vs Marlborough, MA

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Highlights
- Household income in Marlborough, is 48% less than it is in Newton and is 20% above the National Average.
- Newton unemployment rate is 4.1%.
- Marlborough unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Newton, MAMarlborough, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$81,020  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$86,230$69,021
 Family Median Income$201,924  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Newton, MAMarlborough, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock12.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Newton, MAMarlborough, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library11.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.5%13.1%
Reviews for Newton    6 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Apartment rentals seem to be on the expensive  More

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Over 14 years ago

Newton is ok, safe, close to  More

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Over 15 years ago

THE WEATHER HERE IS VARIABLE... EACH SEASON CAN BE FELT IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES. WINTER IS SO COLD, SUMMER IS SO HOT...THE SPRING AND FALL BRING A LOT OF RAIN, BUT ALSO  More

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Reviews for Marlborough    2 Reviews

lived here 4 years Town is not bad but have witnessed 2 crimes where i live a nice condo but even as nice as it is the people here are *******s, bitches, drug addicts  More

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Over 18 years ago

For being suburbia there's decent job opportunities, places to shop and an array of restaurants to  More

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