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Norwell, MA vs Lancaster, MA

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Highlights
- Household income in Lancaster, is 36% less than it is in Norwell and is 37% above the National Average.
- Norwell unemployment rate is 4.9%.
- Lancaster unemployment rate is 4.9%.
 Norwell, MALancaster, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock4.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$66,081  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$109,963$69,021
 Family Median Income$197,784  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Norwell, MALancaster, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.7%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock21.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock14.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Norwell, MALancaster, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance28.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.6%13.1%
Reviews for Norwell    2 Reviews

Not sure how the previous comments are accurate. Norwell is a suburban town, not rural.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Norwell is a lovely, rural town with small neighborhoods, a good range of home prices to appeal to most buyers (not much entry level ie: under $350,000) and easy  More

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