Hancock's Livability
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Amenities
About Hancock, MA
Hancock, MA is located in Berkshire County in the state of Massachusetts.
The total City Population for Hancock is about 749 with about 7 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $318,684, which is roughly 30% lower than the Average Home Value of $457,636 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 32% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $74,167, which is roughly 25% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $99,229 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 12% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.43Male Population Estimate: 46.6%
Female Population Estimate: 53.4%
Median Age: 50.5
Male Median Age: 45.7
Female Median Age: 46.4
Racial Demographic Estimates
Asian:4.9%
Hispanic:1.2%
Black:0.7%
Other:0.4%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Indian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 25.17%
Libertarian: 1.29%
Other: 0.85%
Green: 0.65%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Hancock specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Berkshire County: About 2.35787 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Berkshire County: About 420.483 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Berkshire County is about 40% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 32% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Hancock is about 2.6%.
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): 01201, 01237, 01267 (3 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 42.531300
Longitude: -73.319800
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1570.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 413