By the Numbers: New Hampshire v. Mass.
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NH
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MA
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| Corporate
Income Tax % |
8.5 |
9.5 |
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| Top
Personal Income Tax % |
- |
5.3 |
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| Sales
Tax & Use Tax % |
- |
5 |
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| Top
Capital Gains Tax |
- |
5 |
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| Property
Tax on Land & Buildings % |
4.91 |
3.16 |
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| Telecommunications
State Tax Rate Tax % |
7 |
5 |
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| Unemployment
Insurance Tax - $ Per Employee |
176 |
229 |
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| Average
Annual Pay, $ 2001 |
35,479 |
44,976 |
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| Average
Hourly Earnings $ for Production Workers, 2002 |
14.15 |
15.85 |
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| Source
for above: State of New Hampshire Economic Development Division |
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| Projected
Economic Growth % GSP for 2005 (New England Economic Project) |
4.3 |
2.5 |
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| Generosity
Index 2004 (Catalogue for Philanthropy) |
50 |
49 |
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| Generosity
Rate (The Beacon Hill Institute 2000) |
49 |
39 |
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| State
Health Rankings (United Health Foundation) |
2 |
6 |
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| U.S.
Economic Freedom Index 2004 (Pacific Research Institute) |
7 |
41 |
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| KIDS
Count 2004 National Data (Annie E. Casey Foundation- Top 50 Ranked) |
2 |
9 |
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| Tax
Freedom Day 2004 (Tax Foundation) |
April
7 |
April
18 |
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| 2003
Unemployment Rates % (NEEP) |
4.3 |
5.8 |
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| 2002
Per Capita Income - (BLS rank) |
7 |
4 |
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| Persons
Below Poverty Level 1999 Rank (Census Bureau) |
50 |
41 |
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| Homeownership
rate (U.S. Census Bureau) % |
31 |
46 |
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| SAT
scores 2004 (The College Board) |
1,043 |
1,041 |
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| Largest
Employers (CareerInfoNet) No. of Employees |
Dartmouth
Hitchcock Medical Center 6,000 |
Massachusetts
General Hospital 14,000 |
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