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Wading River, NY vs Miller Place, NY

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- Household income in Miller Place, is 0% less than it is in Wading River and is 46% above the National Average.
- Wading River unemployment rate is 6.1%.
- Miller Place unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Wading River, NYMiller Place, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$55,553  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$127,213$69,021
 Family Median Income$150,592  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Wading River, NYMiller Place, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K2.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K2.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K5.7%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock25.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock25.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Wading River, NYMiller Place, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services0.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.7%1.2%
 Education, library15.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock0.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.7%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.0%13.1%
Reviews for Wading River    1 Reviews

Wading River in Eastern Long Island is a beautiful place, but the cost of living is ridiculous. Housing, real estate taxes and the general cost of living will eat you  More

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Reviews for Miller Place    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

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I grew up in Nassau County, moved to Suffolk, then to South Carolina , back north to New Jersey and then home again in Miller Place. Miller Place is one of the best  More

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Over 19 years ago

i live on long island, and yes it is very nice, but also very expensive to live, especially taxes. we pay almost $10,000 in real estate taxes and they just go up every  More

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