2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Southington, CT vs Salem, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Salem, is 4% more than it is in Southington and is 37% above the National Average.
- Southington unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Salem unemployment rate is 8.7%.
 Southington, CTSalem, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$50,766  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$108,953$69,021
 Family Median Income$127,227  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Southington, CTSalem, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock1.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock2.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock30.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock14.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Southington, CTSalem, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance22.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock10.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.1%1.2%
 Education, library8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.8%13.1%
Reviews for Southington    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We ahve lived here for 15 yrs and really like the small town atmosphere with many amenities. We are close to major highways to go to "the big"  More

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Over 16 years ago

Southington is a generally overdeveloped city/town (it's right on the line) which is showing it's age, in terms of housing at least. Most of the rental homes and  More

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Reviews for Salem    1 Reviews

We just moved to Salem and we love it. The town green is beautiful. The church in the center of the community is super involved and does awesome work, both with their  More

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