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Watertown, WI vs Grafton, WI

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- Household income in Grafton, is 31% more than it is in Watertown and is 11% above the National Average.
- Watertown unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Grafton unemployment rate is 3.8%.
 Watertown, WIGrafton, WIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock6.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,710  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$77,518$69,021
 Family Median Income$69,455  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Watertown, WIGrafton, WIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock3.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Watertown, WIGrafton, WIUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.3%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.9%13.1%
Reviews for Watertown    1 Reviews

I have lived in Watertown for over two years now and I find the price to be lower here than most other areas in southeastern Wisconsin. It is also close enought to both  More

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Reviews for Grafton    4 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Very nice small town community, but weather is awful near Lake  More

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Over 13 years ago

Located just North of Milwaukee. Lots do to do in the  More

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Over 15 years ago

With recent national rankings of Ozaukee County as being the second best place to raise a family in the America and being the healthiest county in Wisconsin, you soon  More

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