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North Adams, MA vs Biddeford, ME

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- Household income in Biddeford, is 20% more than it is in North Adams and is 19% below the National Average.
- North Adams unemployment rate is 8.9%.
- Biddeford unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 North Adams, MABiddeford, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,428  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,142$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,903  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 North Adams, MABiddeford, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 North Adams, MABiddeford, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services4.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library11.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.2%13.1%
Reviews for North Adams    2 Reviews

I have lived in and around North Adams Ma (NAMA) my entire life. This small city is like the Phoenix rising out of the ashes. The city government has worked with local  More

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Over 16 years ago

"...There are about 0 students per teacher in North Adams." I was curious to read the updated student to teacher ratio... will this be updated? The classrooms are not  More

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Reviews for Biddeford    3 Reviews

The cost of living in Maine is very high. I moved to Biddeford from Boston so we could afford to buy our first home. We had just had a baby and felt it was important to  More

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Over 17 years ago

I don't live in Biddeford, but I visit frequently and it is a nice little Maine town. It has a little of the strip growth and still maintains the older part of town.  More

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Over 19 years ago

Was big in sheeting and blankets. Very large portionof the people are  More

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