2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Newtown, CT vs New Bedford, MA

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Highlights
- Household income in New Bedford, is 62% less than it is in Newtown and is 36% below the National Average.
- Newtown unemployment rate is 8.2%.
- New Bedford unemployment rate is 10.2%.
 Newtown, CTNew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate8.2%10.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.7%32.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%6.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$61,576$27,583$37,638
 Household Income$133,991$50,581$69,021
 Family Median Income$156,800$62,189$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Newtown, CTNew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K4.0%15.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%5.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.6%10.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.6%9.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.0%8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.3%7.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.0%8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.6%13.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K21.0%13.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.2%5.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K29.6%3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Newtown, CTNew Bedford, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.0%8.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science8.2%3.5%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.2%1.8%
 Legal1.7%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%4.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%0.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.4%5.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.4%7.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%2.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.6%6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%5.0%3.6%
 Personal care4.1%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.8%20.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%1.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.5%10.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.2%18.3%13.1%
Reviews for Newtown    1 Reviews

Lived here for 32 years. New community/senior center just built looks promising. Swimming pool and lake swimming. Community center will also have swimming. 3 grocery  More

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Reviews for New Bedford    5 Reviews

Grew up here, returned here to assist family after lining/working South of Boston, San Diego, then North of Boston respectively. Outside of the quaint/Historic Downtown  More

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Over 12 years ago

Cold  More

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Over 14 years ago

While unemployment is always a problem here, this city is no worse than any other old Northeastern city. Yes, we do have crime and bad areas, just as any other city  More

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