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Rutherford, NJ vs Nutley, NJ

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Highlights
- Household income in Nutley, is 11% less than it is in Rutherford and is 34% above the National Average.
- Rutherford unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Nutley unemployment rate is 9.6%.
 Rutherford, NJNutley, 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.$51,860  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$105,000$69,021
 Family Median Income$140,262  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Rutherford, NJNutley, NJUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock18.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K15.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Rutherford, NJNutley, NJUnited States
 Management, business, finance31.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.7%13.1%
Reviews for Rutherford    1 Reviews

not sure why Rutherford is able to continue to show low student to teacher ratios but there is 24-25 kids in a class for the last three years and my kids is in 3rd  More

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Reviews for Nutley    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I'm wondering where my town is in the state  More

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Over 10 years ago

Living in Nutley for the past 12 years has been just wonderful. Moving here was one of the best decision we have ever made. Nutley is extremely safe and well insulated.  More

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I wanted to compare my current cost of living in Nutley to another city, but your housing data for Nutley is obviously wrong. The average value/cost of a home in Nutley  More

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