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Nutley, NJ vs North Plainfield, NJ

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- Household income in North Plainfield, is 27% less than it is in Nutley and is 10% above the National Average.
- Nutley unemployment rate is 9.6%.
- North Plainfield unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Nutley, NJNorth Plainfield, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth20.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$52,538  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$76,355$69,021
 Family Median Income$140,697  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Nutley, NJNorth Plainfield, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K16.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock6.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Nutley, NJNorth Plainfield, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.7%6.5%
 Community, social services0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.1%13.1%
Reviews for Nutley    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I'm wondering where my town is in the state  More

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Over 10 years ago

Living in Nutley for the past 12 years has been just wonderful. Moving here was one of the best decision we have ever made. Nutley is extremely safe and well insulated.  More

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I wanted to compare my current cost of living in Nutley to another city, but your housing data for Nutley is obviously wrong. The average value/cost of a home in Nutley  More

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Reviews for North Plainfield    4 Reviews

If I can put 0 star I will do it. North Plainfield Borough became a terrible and discrimination city since Larry LaRode was mayor. His policy attacks real estate and  More

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Over 12 years ago

If you don't have school age children, can afford the homes and ridiculous property taxes in the better neighborhoods, work/socialize and do everything else OUTSIDE of  More

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Over 13 years ago

I haven't lived here that long, but it is so-so. Well, really I don't like it that much...but it could be worse...it could be Plainfield. Route 22 is the big highway  More

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