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Thompson, CT vs Glocester, RI

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Highlights
- Household income in Glocester, is 20% more than it is in Thompson and is 29% above the National Average.
- Thompson unemployment rate is 7.8%.
- Glocester unemployment rate is 5.3%.
 Thompson, CTGlocester, RIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock3.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,730  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$97,753$69,021
 Family Median Income$98,799  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Thompson, CTGlocester, RIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock27.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock8.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Thompson, CTGlocester, RIUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.7%6.5%
 Community, social services4.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.0%1.2%
 Education, library4.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock11.0%13.1%
Reviews for Thompson    1 Reviews

In a nutshell, the town raised the tax rate from 24 to 26/1000 in value. Also, it seemed that the transition from Massachusetts was more expensive and more bureaucratic  More

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Reviews for Glocester    1 Reviews

Glocester is a cute little New England town, it looks like it was ripped from a Norman Rockwell painting. I mean, for most of the year there's not a lot going on but  More

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