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Watertown, CT vs Patchogue, NY

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Highlights
- Household income in Patchogue, is 20% more than it is in Watertown and is 29% above the National Average.
- Watertown unemployment rate is 7.1%.
- Patchogue unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 Watertown, CTPatchogue, NYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.9%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$41,906  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$97,730$69,021
 Family Median Income$96,914  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Watertown, CTPatchogue, NYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.5%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock4.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock14.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Watertown, CTPatchogue, NYUnited States
 Management, business, finance19.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock4.4%13.1%
Reviews for Watertown    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The winters are cold and damp and long. The summers are not too hot, although there can be humidity for at least several weeks in the summer, which makes it  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have lived in Watertown now 1 1/2 years, I love the location and  More

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Reviews for Patchogue    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Patchogue for 11 years and think it's just a fantastic place to raise children, meet all different kinds of people and have lots of things to do. It is a  More

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