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Somerville, MA vs Boulder, CO

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- Household income in Boulder, is 31% less than it is in Somerville and is 8% above the National Average.
- Somerville unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Boulder unemployment rate is 5.1%.
 Somerville, MABoulder, COUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$58,437  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$74,902$69,021
 Family Median Income$119,739  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Somerville, MABoulder, COUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Somerville, MABoulder, COUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock16.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.8%1.2%
 Education, library9.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock8.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.0%13.1%
Reviews for Somerville    3 Reviews

I've lived in Somerville/Cambridge for 10 years, the last 4.5 with my husband in Spring Hill. It really is a great place to live if you are in your 20s & 30s: it is  More

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Living in Somerville is OK. I'm not a 'city' person and I would rather be out in the country some place, but it's not too bad here. I'm in my early 50s and own a house.  More

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Over 17 years ago

we are midwest transplants to the Boston area and lucked out by finding this great little neighborhood - right on the train line, little stores and good community - we  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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