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Northampton, MA vs West Haven, CT

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- Household income in West Haven, is 8% less than it is in Northampton and is 3% below the National Average.
- Northampton unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- West Haven unemployment rate is 8.7%.
 Northampton, MAWest Haven, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.4%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$66,868$69,021
 Family Median Income$105,741  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Northampton, MAWest Haven, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.2%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  Unlock6.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Northampton, MAWest Haven, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.8%6.5%
 Community, social services4.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library16.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock4.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock13.1%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 West Haven    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Im just tired of the cold months and the price of the  More

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Over 16 years ago

West Haven has a nice long oceanfront, however,I would not want to swim at our beaches. The taxes for real estate are very high..I pay over $4,000 a year for a small  More

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Over 16 years ago

low crime,diverse  More

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