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Towson, MD vs Ashton-Sandy Spring, MD

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Highlights
- Household income in Ashton-Sandy Spring, is 50% more than it is in Towson and is 51% above the National Average.
- Towson unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Ashton-Sandy Spring unemployment rate is 5.7%.
 Towson, MDAshton-Sandy Spring, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$52,444  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$140,000$69,021
 Family Median Income$141,266  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Towson, MDAshton-Sandy Spring, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock1.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock0.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock24.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock32.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Towson, MDAshton-Sandy Spring, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library10.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock0.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.1%13.1%
Reviews for Towson    3 Reviews

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  More

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Reviews for Ashton-Sandy Spring    1 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Taxes are very high, common grounds are overgrown, streets are worse than third world countries, schools look great but education is poor. Government waist is at an all  More

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