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Northampton, MA vs Storrs, CT

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- Household income in Storrs, is 67% less than it is in Northampton and is 188% below the National Average.
- Northampton unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Storrs unemployment rate is 6.8%.
 Northampton, MAStorrs, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,663  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$23,964$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,741  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Northampton, MAStorrs, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock32.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.8%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock18.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock0.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock12.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Northampton, MAStorrs, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.4%6.5%
 Community, social services4.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.1%1.2%
 Education, library16.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock5.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock11.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock11.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.1%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 Storrs    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

E.O. Smith High School is located on a corner of the University of Connecticut campus. A substantial fraction of Mansfield school system students are the children of  More

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Storrs is a safe, clean, civic-minded town within the larger town of Mansfield. I believe your income (per capita and household) information is skewed downward because  More

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