2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Poultney, VT vs North Adams, MA

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Highlights
- Household income in North Adams, is 20% less than it is in Poultney and is 42% below the National Average.
- Poultney unemployment rate is 4.0%.
- North Adams unemployment rate is 8.9%.
 Poultney, VTNorth Adams, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,387  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,575$69,021
 Family Median Income$67,199  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Poultney, VTNorth Adams, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K11.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K0.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock4.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Poultney, VTNorth Adams, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.7%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.4%6.5%
 Community, social services2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library12.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair12.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.5%13.1%
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I have lived in and around North Adams Ma (NAMA) my entire life. This small city is like the Phoenix rising out of the ashes. The city government has worked with local  More

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Over 16 years ago

"...There are about 0 students per teacher in North Adams." I was curious to read the updated student to teacher ratio... will this be updated? The classrooms are not  More

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