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Pittsfield, MA vs Prattville, AL

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- Household income in Prattville, is 11% more than it is in Pittsfield and is 5% below the National Average.
- Pittsfield unemployment rate is 8.8%.
- Prattville unemployment rate is 2.7%.
 Pittsfield, MAPrattville, ALUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,356  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,932$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,469  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Pittsfield, MAPrattville, ALUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock11.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Pittsfield, MAPrattville, ALUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.6%13.1%
Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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Reviews for Prattville    3 Reviews

This city is a much better bet than Montgomery, but there is definitely not much to do. Most of the restaurants are chains, and there the bars are usually empty. A great  More

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Over 12 years ago

This area is extremely humid, near unbearable, in the summer  More

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Have lived in PVille for 10 years and love it. A great place to raise  More

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