New Salem's Livability
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About New Salem, MA
New Salem, MA is located in Franklin County in the state of Massachusetts.
The total City Population for New Salem is about 1,072 with about 9 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $269,589, which is roughly 41% lower than the Average Home Value of $457,636 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 19% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $71,221, which is roughly 28% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $99,229 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 9% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.42Male Population Estimate: 55.8%
Female Population Estimate: 44.2%
Median Age: 56.3
Male Median Age: 47.3
Female Median Age: 47.7
Racial Demographic Estimates
Other:8.9%
Black:0.7%
Hispanic:0.7%
Asian:0.5%
Indian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 26.05%
Other: 1.63%
Libertarian: 1.61%
Green: 0.88%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of New Salem specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Franklin County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Franklin County: About 406.743 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Franklin County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 29% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for New Salem 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): 01355Latitude: 42.452400
Longitude: -72.326700
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 520.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 978