Cochituate's Livability
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Commute -
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Amenities
About Cochituate, MA
Cochituate, MA is located in Middlesex County in the state of Massachusetts.
The total City Population for Cochituate is about 6,966 with about 682 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $697,176, which is roughly 34% higher than the Average Home Value of $457,636 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 69% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $176,458, which is roughly 44% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $99,229 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 63% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.70Male Population Estimate: 51.1%
Female Population Estimate: 48.9%
Median Age: 42.5
Male Median Age: 44.6
Female Median Age: 46.0
Racial Demographic Estimates
Asian:12.6%
Hispanic:6.9%
Black:0.5%
Other:0.3%
Indian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 26.11%
Libertarian: 1.22%
Other: 1.16%
Green: 0.52%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Cochituate specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Middlesex County: About 0.898683 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Middlesex County: About 184.96 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Middlesex County is about 77% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 36% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Cochituate is about 2.7%.
Massachusetts is ranked #3 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 85.22 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 78.66The average living wage for the state of Massachusetts is $34.72/hr, while the states minimum wage is $13.50/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Massachusetts a minimum wage score of 88.49 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $5.55/hr, which gives Massachusetts a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 24.09 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Massachusetts is $320.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 94.88 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Massachusetts does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Massachusetts does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Massachusetts does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Massachusetts does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
✓ Massachusetts does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Massachusetts does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Massachusetts does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ Massachusetts does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Massachusetts does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Massachusetts does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Massachusetts does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Massachusetts does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
✓ Massachusetts does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Massachusetts does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Massachusetts does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Massachusetts does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Massachusetts does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Massachusetts does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 01778Latitude: 42.329000
Longitude: -71.357600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 118.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 508, 774