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Storrs, CT vs Ashford, CT

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- Household income in Ashford, is 277% more than it is in Storrs and is 24% above the National Average.
- Storrs unemployment rate is 6.8%.
- Ashford unemployment rate is 6.0%.
 Storrs, CTAshford, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$12,190  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$90,441$69,021
 Family Median Income$130,417  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Storrs, CTAshford, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K0.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K3.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.9%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock25.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Storrs, CTAshford, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.2%6.5%
 Community, social services3.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library14.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair0.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock15.5%13.1%
Reviews for Storrs    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

E.O. Smith High School is located on a corner of the University of Connecticut campus. A substantial fraction of Mansfield school system students are the children of  More

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Storrs is a safe, clean, civic-minded town within the larger town of Mansfield. I believe your income (per capita and household) information is skewed downward because  More

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Reviews for Ashford    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The people of Ashford are friendly, helpful and fun. I have relied on my neighbors and they have always gone out of their way to accomadate all that I asked of them and  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived here for 7 years, because of the housing crisis, I can't get out yet. In all that time, I've never met a friendly "neighbor" and have had one clown call my  More

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