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Norton Part of Fourth Best Place to be a Healthcare Social Worker

The Taunton-Norton Raynham is fourth best cities or area for healthcare social workers, according to a report by Value Penguin. They looked at salaries, employment concentration of the profession and cost of living. 
This is what they said about the Taunton-Norton-Raynham:
"The metropolitan area of Taunton, Norton, and Raynham in Massachusetts comes in at #4 on our Best Cities list. Healthcare social workers earn a median salary of $58,900 in this New England area and have a cost of living index of 129. There are 150 healthcare social workers, about three times more than the national average, who administer to the area's 88,000 residents. The ponds, lakes, and state parks in Taunton are great for the outdoorsy healthcare social worker. Raynham has the distinction of being the first town in America to be founded by a female, Elizabeth Pole."
Carson City, N.V. was No. 1 on the list, followed by Waterbury, Ct. and Cumberland, MD. New Haven, CT. was No, 5.


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