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Salem, MA vs Muscatine, IA

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- Household income in Muscatine, is 25% less than it is in Salem and is 26% below the National Average.
- Salem unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Muscatine unemployment rate is 4.8%.
 Salem, MAMuscatine, IAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.4%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$42,944  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,577$69,021
 Family Median Income$90,663  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Salem, MAMuscatine, IAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Salem, MAMuscatine, IAUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.1%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.9%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.9%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock30.2%13.1%
Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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Reviews for Muscatine    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

We recently relocated here in October for my husbands work. This is a beautiful city located on the mississippi river. It boasts of state of the art playground equipment  More

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Over 15 years ago

This is the worst place that I have ever lived. There is nothing to do here except drugs. The schools are also terrible. I ended up sending my son to a private boarding  More

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Over 19 years ago

We live just outside of Muscatine,On a bluff looking over the Mississippi river. We have a great view of the river( never floods) and a house in our subdivision just  More

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