Reviews & Comments
Cumberland, MD
Job Market, Real Estate and Taxation -
9/17/2005Job market is mostly service industry driven, some jobs are available in manufacturing (Bayliner is one example), however for those jobs the hourly rates are below the national average (A professional chef making $10/hr elsewhere could expect to make only $7 in Cumberland).
The real estate market offsets nicely though (a house we purchased at $16K, that is sixteen thousand dollars, is valued at $265,000).
Taxation if living within the City limits is actually double the amount outside the city limits. However, those within th City limits receive double access to services such as police, fire, and public transportation.
The majority of the population are those that have been living here for a long time or have ancestral roots in the area.