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Northampton, MA vs Brookings, OR

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- Household income in Brookings, is 1% less than it is in Northampton and is 4% above the National Average.
- Northampton unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Brookings unemployment rate is 8.5%.
 Northampton, MABrookings, ORUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock9.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,663  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$72,273$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,741  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Northampton, MABrookings, ORUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock8.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock1.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Northampton, MABrookings, ORUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services4.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.4%1.2%
 Education, library16.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.7%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.8%13.1%
Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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Reviews for Brookings    29 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Brookings Oregon is one of the most beautiful places in the world and has perfect weather. I searched for a retirement home, on the beach, for nearly ten years before  More

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Over 4 years ago

Brookings is an interesting place, very nice scenery, and excellent weather. The "locals" who inhabit this place are some of the most ignorant biased people you will  More

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Retired and moved here with my husband in 2020. Best decision we ever made. Amazing weather...even the rainy days are punctuated by crisp, sunny days in the winter. Not  More

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