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Watertown, NY vs Winsted, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Winsted, is 27% more than it is in Watertown and is 18% below the National Average.
- Watertown unemployment rate is 7.8%.
- Winsted unemployment rate is 7.9%.
 Watertown, NYWinsted, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,057  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$58,661$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,074  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Watertown, NYWinsted, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock21.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock14.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Watertown, NYWinsted, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock6.2%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock8.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock15.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.4%13.1%
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 17 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 Winsted    2 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Winsted is a old mill city in the town of Winchester. The surrounding area is beautiful and has an abundance of boating and outdoor activity possibilities. As a  More

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Its a nice small town. The home prices are good here which is what brought me to this town, the schools are great in my opinion- there are small classes which offers  More

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