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Rockaway borough, NJ vs Lewiston, ME

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- Household income in Lewiston, is 47% less than it is in Rockaway borough and is 44% below the National Average.
- Rockaway borough unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Lewiston unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Rockaway borough, NJLewiston, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth23.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,901  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$48,069$69,021
 Family Median Income$101,210  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rockaway borough, NJLewiston, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.3%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.5%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rockaway borough, NJLewiston, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.1%13.1%
Reviews for Rockaway Borough    4 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Homes heated with propane cne be very expensive to heat during the winter  More

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Over 19 years ago

There are two Rockaways in Morris County, NJ.: Rockaway Boro and Rockaway Twp. Both are unique with Rockaway Boro being the older of the two. Both share common  More

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Over 19 years ago

Morris County New Jersey is approximately 30 miles east of NYC and offers many ammenities. Like any community there are pros and cons. Although NJ Real Estate taxes  More

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Reviews for Lewiston    7 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Sadley, there's little hope if this town can rise up to overcome the extreme poverty of this socio-economical class in an underserved community, unless... PARENTS do  More

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I have lived and worked in Lewiston-Auburn for nearly 30 years and I think it's a wonderful place to raise a family. We sent both our kids to the Lewiston public  More

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Despite years of efforts to revitalize Maine's second largest city, it seems Lewiston will always be joked about as the "armpit" of the State. City and State leaders  More

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