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Northampton, MA vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Household income in Santa Fe, is 15% less than it is in Northampton and is 11% below the National Average.
- Northampton unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Santa Fe unemployment rate is 7.7%.

Economy
 Northampton, MASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.5%7.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.6%3.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.4%30.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%8.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.1%4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,663$39,723$37,638
 Household Income$72,687$61,990$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,741$72,697$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Northampton, MASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K8.8%8.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%5.0%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.6%9.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%8.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K6.5%8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.5%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.4%10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%13.4%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.4%14.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.8%6.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.9%7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Northampton, MASanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.1%16.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.9%6.7%6.5%
 Community, social services4.7%2.3%1.8%
 Legal1.4%2.4%1.2%
 Education, library16.2%7.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment5.7%3.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.4%5.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.3%4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%1.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.2%7.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%5.4%3.6%
 Personal care3.3%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.0%19.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%8.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.2%7.2%13.1%

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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 Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 5 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 5 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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ZIPS IN NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
01060 01062 01053 01063
ZIPS IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
87507 87505 87501

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