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Somerville, MA vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Fort Lauderdale, is 38% less than it is in Somerville and is 3% below the National Average.
- Somerville unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Fort Lauderdale unemployment rate is 6.1%.

Economy
 Somerville, MAFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.4%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth4.3%1.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.6%37.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.1%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$58,437$48,407$37,638
 Household Income$108,896$66,994$69,021
 Family Median Income$119,739$78,205$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Somerville, MAFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.9%10.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%3.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.2%7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.2%8.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.9%7.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.1%8.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.5%8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%11.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.1%15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.6%6.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K19.8%12.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Somerville, MAFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.2%19.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science21.2%4.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%1.2%1.8%
 Legal1.7%2.9%1.2%
 Education, library9.9%4.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.6%2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%4.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.3%2.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.6%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%5.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.5%22.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.2%8.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.7%10.0%13.1%

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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 16 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 Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
02143 02145 02144
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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