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Ramsey, NJ vs Cedar Grove, NJ

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- Household income in Cedar Grove, is 11% less than it is in Ramsey and is 51% above the National Average.
- Ramsey unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Cedar Grove unemployment rate is 9.6%.
 Ramsey, NJCedar Grove, NJUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock9.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.5%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$74,281  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$139,701$69,021
 Family Median Income$180,402  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ramsey, NJCedar Grove, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock29.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ramsey, NJCedar Grove, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance35.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.4%1.2%
 Education, library9.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock2.3%13.1%
Reviews for Ramsey    4 Reviews

Upside: Ramsey is a great town in Bergen County with so much to offer. Schools are good and there is a pretty, compact shopping district. It is less congested than towns  More

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Over 17 years ago

Ramsey has been a great place to have our children grow up in, very low crime rate, top education & close to everything one might  More

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Live here since 1983; brought up my kids here. Want to leave because the it's just too expensive to maintain a decent lifestyle here. My kids don't want to stay either.  More

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Reviews for Cedar Grove    3 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Trails and a lovely park. Close to major employment centers NYC, Hoboken, Jersey City, Morristown but few employment opportunities in township. It is also attracting  More

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Cedar Grove is well located in the NYC metro area. However increasing drug activity especially in the Mountain Ridge Drive area, meth house hub. There is room to turn  More

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Over 16 years ago

The Mayor and Council of Cedar Grove, NJ seem to be unaware that they were voted into office by their constitutents, not by Joe Divicenzo, County Executive. Although it  More

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