2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Northbrook, IL vs Watertown Town, MA

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- Household income in Watertown Town, is 29% less than it is in Northbrook and is 32% above the National Average.
- Northbrook unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Watertown Town unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 Northbrook, ILWatertown Town, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.2%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.2%4.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth27.3%46.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.3%6.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$78,195$62,772$37,638
 Household Income$143,506$101,402$69,021
 Family Median Income$188,533$126,886$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Northbrook, ILWatertown Town, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K3.8%6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%3.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K3.1%4.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.9%4.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.8%2.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%5.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.2%7.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.5%15.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.6%17.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.1%13.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K37.6%20.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Northbrook, ILWatertown Town, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance29.5%23.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.8%17.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%2.6%1.8%
 Legal4.6%1.5%1.2%
 Education, library8.0%10.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.1%4.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.7%6.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.8%1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.4%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving1.0%3.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.7%1.7%3.6%
 Personal care3.2%2.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.5%15.4%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.3%4.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving3.9%3.7%13.1%
Reviews for Northbrook    5 Reviews

Northbrook is a great place if: 1.) You're Jewish 2.) You're Russian 3.) You're raising a family Other than that, it's a stuck-up, sleepy, basic midwest suburb.   More

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Over 14 years ago

I grew up in Northbrook and while it's a beautiful community with a nice downtown, parks, train, great quality schools, to say that it's down to earth is a bit of a  More

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Over 14 years ago

I grew up in Northbrook and while it's a beautiful community with a nice downtown, parks, train, great quality schools, to say that it's down to earth is a bit of a  More

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Reviews for Watertown Town    4 Reviews

I’ve lived in Watertown for 3½ years after living in Cambridge. It’s slightly further out and could use a couple more MBTA bus lines to make being car-free easier  More

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Over 15 years ago

Watertown has "small town charm" in abundance despite literally sharing borders with both Boston and  More

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I first lived in Watertown several years ago as fresh college grad, and now I've been here again for 2 years with my husband and son. In both instances, I've loved it.   More

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