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North Adams, MA vs Holyoke, MA

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- Household income in Holyoke, is 7% less than it is in North Adams and is 53% below the National Average.
- North Adams unemployment rate is 8.9%.
- Holyoke unemployment rate is 9.9%.
 North Adams, MAHolyoke, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,428  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$45,045$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,903  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 North Adams, MAHolyoke, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock18.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 North Adams, MAHolyoke, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.8%6.5%
 Community, social services4.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library11.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.9%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 Holyoke    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

best place to live in if you dont live  More

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Maeve · 

Crime is unavoidable. The sound of gun shots ring throughout the night. Trash strewn streets that are not cleaned more than once per year. Some people think that they  More

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Over 16 years ago

Holyoke is bad only in downtown and in the public projects. As every city or town, there are good and bad areas with gangs and no gangs. And even then, we've had have  More

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