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Watertown, NY vs Lewiston, ME

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Highlights
- Household income in Lewiston, is 4% more than it is in Watertown and is 44% below the National Average.
- Watertown unemployment rate is 7.8%.
- Lewiston unemployment rate is 5.7%.

Economy
 Watertown, NYLewiston, MEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.8%5.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.4%0.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.7%30.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes6.2%6.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,057$27,856$37,638
 Household Income$46,051$48,069$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,074$70,237$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Watertown, NYLewiston, MEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K16.3%14.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%6.7%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.8%11.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.1%9.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.4%10.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%7.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.7%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%10.8%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.4%14.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%3.5%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.0%1.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Watertown, NYLewiston, MEUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.9%12.9%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.1%3.8%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.3%0.8%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%6.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support6.7%7.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%1.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving10.4%7.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%4.8%3.6%
 Personal care2.4%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.8%22.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%5.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.4%14.1%13.1%

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Reviews for Watertown    2 Reviews

I don’t live there but visit on occasion. Very quiet town. Ran into a white out blizzard while driving there that a local tells me isn’t unusual. One minute I could  More

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Over 16 years ago

As a city primarily filled and flourished with military families, Watertown is a decent place to live. Because of the population influx from military families, the town  More

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Reviews for Lewiston    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Sadley, there's little hope if this town can rise up to overcome the extreme poverty of this socio-economical class in an underserved community, unless... PARENTS do  More

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I have lived and worked in Lewiston-Auburn for nearly 30 years and I think it's a wonderful place to raise a family. We sent both our kids to the Lewiston public  More

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Despite years of efforts to revitalize Maine's second largest city, it seems Lewiston will always be joked about as the "armpit" of the State. City and State leaders  More

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ZIPS IN WATERTOWN, NEW YORK
13601
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04240

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