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Waterford, CT vs Waterbury, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Waterbury, is 49% less than it is in Waterford and is 41% below the National Average.
- Waterford unemployment rate is 7.7%.
- Waterbury unemployment rate is 13.0%.
 Waterford, CTWaterbury, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.7%13.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.2%-0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.5%22.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%6.4%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.0%5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$46,597$26,962$37,638
 Household Income$95,880$48,787$69,021
 Family Median Income$113,087$59,501$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Waterford, CTWaterbury, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.2%15.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.3%6.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.6%9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.6%9.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.7%10.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.3%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.2%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K18.3%11.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.0%12.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.1%4.1%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K10.8%3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Waterford, CTWaterbury, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.0%10.2%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science9.9%3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%2.8%1.8%
 Legal1.8%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%4.8%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.5%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.2%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.9%7.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.3%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.7%5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%4.8%3.6%
 Personal care3.6%3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.8%22.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%8.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving9.5%18.6%13.1%
Reviews for Waterford    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

As a former resident, former Board of Education president, former Economic Development Commission president, I must say Waterford is a great place to live. It had the  More

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Reviews for Waterbury    10 Reviews

Very affordable but it has its own elegant history (Brass City) Almost all residents keep updating their values timely, the largest community, higher cultural  More

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I was born here in 1988 and have lived here after growing up mainly in next-door Watertown (which is outstanding. Go  More

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Over 10 years ago

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