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Somerville, MA vs Worcester, MA

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Highlights
- Household income in Worcester, is 48% less than it is in Somerville and is 22% below the National Average.
- Somerville unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Worcester unemployment rate is 7.6%.

Economy
 Somerville, MAWorcester, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.4%7.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth4.3%4.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth44.6%37.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%6.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.1%5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$58,437$30,855$37,638
 Household Income$108,896$56,746$69,021
 Family Median Income$119,739$71,265$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Somerville, MAWorcester, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K7.9%15.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.9%5.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.2%8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.2%9.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.9%7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.1%6.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.5%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%11.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.1%14.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.6%6.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K19.8%5.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Somerville, MAWorcester, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.2%12.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science21.2%6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%3.0%1.8%
 Legal1.7%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library9.9%7.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment4.6%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.4%7.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.3%6.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.6%5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.1%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.5%18.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.2%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving4.7%14.1%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 Worcester    11 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't understand why your statistics say there aren't any Hispanics/Latinos in Worcester. I'm Puerto Rican, and I grew up there. There are plenty of Latin people all  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great healthcare statewide, not just in  More

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Though I don't live there, Worcester is a first class bargain for a great first class education! Worcester has at least 10 great colleges and universities in this city,  More

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ZIPS IN SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
02143 02145 02144
ZIPS IN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
01604 01605 01602 01610 01609 01603 01606 01607 01608

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