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West Hartford, CT vs Columbia, MD

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- Household income in Columbia, is 1% more than it is in West Hartford and is 39% above the National Average.
- West Hartford unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Columbia unemployment rate is 4.5%.
 West Hartford, CTColumbia, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$60,530  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$113,592$69,021
 Family Median Income$144,413  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 West Hartford, CTColumbia, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock6.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.0%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock3.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock22.5%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock20.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 West Hartford, CTColumbia, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock18.0%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.1%1.2%
 Education, library9.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.7%13.1%
Reviews for West Hartford    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Great restaurants and school system, but can be difficult to meet people, especially as an adult. Winters can be brutal, as in the last 2-3  More

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West Hartford is a great big suburb next to a not-as-great little city. It has a somewhat diverse (at least as far as central Connecticut suburbs go) population, and a  More

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Over 17 years ago

West Hartford is a well maintained community that is safe, attractive, and provides many amenities to the people who live here. Schools are rated among the best in the  More

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Reviews for Columbia    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here for a while, beautiful opportunities, pays well, overall nice  More

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Been here 30 years was great at first but once they added a transit bus from baltimore to columbia 15-18 years ago that was the beginning of the end. And about 5 years  More

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Columbia can be described in one word: unequal. The neighborhood I live in, River Hill, is jam-packed with almost million-dollar homes, while the neighborhoods of Long  More

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