• Overview of Massachusetts county data including demographics, home prices, rent, purchasing power, and crime.
  • Massachusetts Cost of Living Breakdown: Utilities (energy, water, internet, gas), phone, and subscriptions.
  • Massachusetts Crime Statistics: Population, Overall Crime Rate, Breakdown by Violent & Non-Violent Crimes
  • Job growth rate, unemployment rate, job openings, average wage, and labor force participation
  • State, local, and combined sales tax rates
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Overview of Massachusetts

Homes in Massachusetts are extremely expensive at $581,414, and you get much less for your money ($89.60 value). However, Massachusetts benefits from a very low property crime rate of 10.7 incidents per 1,000 people.

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Compared to the national average, Massachusetts the difference in median home prices is 67.16% – positive being higher than the national average, negative being lower. The difference in the value of $100 is -13.27% – positive meaning you can buy more with $100, negative meaning less.

Average rent disparity compared to the national average is 69.78% and property crime is -43.43%.

Cost of Living in Massachusetts

The average monthly cost of living expenses in Massachusetts including: energy, internet, phone bills and miscellaneous expenses.

Crime in Massachusetts

Typical crime rates in Massachusetts including: Crime Rate Per 100k Residents, Violent Crime Per 100k Residents, and Non-Violent Crime Per 100k Residents.

Jobs in Massachusetts

Key job metrics including: Unemployment Rate, Average Wage, and Labor Force Participation.

Taxes in Massachusetts

Tax rates including: state, local, and combined sales tax rate.

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