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Ramsey, NJ vs West Chester, PA

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- Household income in West Chester, is 58% less than it is in Ramsey and is 6% below the National Average.
- Ramsey unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- West Chester unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Ramsey, NJWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth25.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$74,281  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,027$69,021
 Family Median Income$180,402  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Ramsey, NJWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock10.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Ramsey, NJWest Chester, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance35.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library9.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock10.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.9%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 West Chester    14 Reviews

We've lived in various states, small towns & big cities, all over the country and we both felt West Chester was home as soon as we hit downtown. We've been here 8 years  More

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There seems to be 2 different profiles for West Chester, PA. One says it's a town of <20K and another says it's more like a small city at over 40K. I was kind of  More

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Over 13 years ago

Good that you live in Allentown, because you sure aren't seeing the real West Chester. We're from CA, and we couldn't afford to buy a home there. WC has grown into a  More

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