2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Northfield, MN vs Hartford, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Hartford, is 49% less than it is in Northfield and is 84% below the National Average.
- Northfield unemployment rate is 4.2%.
- Hartford unemployment rate is 14.0%.
 Northfield, MNHartford, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.2%14.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.2%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.9%24.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.4%6.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.1%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$33,248$22,784$37,638
 Household Income$73,877$37,477$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,012$44,859$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Northfield, MNHartford, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.6%23.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%5.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.1%12.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%10.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.9%8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%6.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.5%8.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.1%8.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.3%9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.8%4.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.3%2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Northfield, MNHartford, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.5%9.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.9%4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%2.3%1.8%
 Legal0.7%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library13.9%4.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment3.5%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.9%7.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%2.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.7%6.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.5%7.6%3.6%
 Personal care4.7%1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%21.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%6.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.0%18.0%13.1%
Reviews for Northfield    5 Reviews

The city has nothing really to offer but high taxes and bad streets and sidewalks. Winter is really bad as the city sidewalks are barely passable. You usually can not  More

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For a town of 20 thousand, the amount of cars on the road at any given time is absolutely insane. Residents will tell you it's no secret that the drivers here are  More

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I've lived in Northfield for almost 14 years now, owning my own home here the entire time. I'm originally from the Twin Cities, and moved to Northfield after several  More

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Reviews for Hartford    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I love Hartford. Any naysayer is not appreciating the very real and new energy that is revitalizing the city. In conjunction with a wonderful location, relatively mild  More

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Over 3 years ago

Surprised by the low  More

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I lived in CT for about 7 years, and this place is depressing, lonely, and boring. My only entertainment in Hartford, were the Library branches for books and movies. The  More

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