South Sandisfield's Livability
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C-
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
B
Commute -
D+
Education -
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Amenities
About South Sandisfield, MA
South Sandisfield, MA is located in Berkshire County in the state of Massachusetts.
The total City Population for South Sandisfield is about 915 with about 8 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $292,400, which is roughly 36% lower than the Average Home Value of $457,636 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 26% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $69,135, which is roughly 30% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $99,229 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 6% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.28Male Population Estimate: 53.6%
Female Population Estimate: 46.4%
Median Age: 49.9
Male Median Age: 50.7
Female Median Age: 49.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:1.5%
Asian:1.4%
Hispanic:1.1%
Other:0.3%
Hawaiian:0.2%
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 South Sandisfield 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
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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Nearby Location
- Sandisfield, MA ( 3.34 mi. )
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- Norfolk, CT ( 6.39 mi. )
- Tolland, MA ( 7.26 mi. )
- East Canaan, CT ( 7.41 mi. )
- North Canaan, CT ( 7.58 mi. )
- No Canaan, CT ( 7.63 mi. )
- West Otis, MA ( 7.97 mi. )
- Ashley Falls, MA ( 9.04 mi. )
- Monterey, MA ( 9.12 mi. )
- Canaan, CT ( 9.15 mi. )
- East Otis, MA ( 9.68 mi. )
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- Riverton, CT ( 10.33 mi. )
- Big Pond, MA ( 10.35 mi. )
- E Otis, MA ( 10.35 mi. )
- Sheffield, MA ( 10.53 mi. )
- Winchester, CT ( 10.53 mi. )
- West Hartland, CT ( 10.56 mi. )
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- West Granville, MA ( 11.10 mi. )
- Gt Barrington, MA ( 11.26 mi. )
- N Egremont, MA ( 11.26 mi. )
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- Simons Rock, MA ( 11.26 mi. )
- North Otis, MA ( 11.55 mi. )
- Winchestr Ctr, CT ( 11.56 mi. )
- South Canaan, CT ( 11.57 mi. )
- Winchester Center, CT ( 11.69 mi. )
- Twin Lakes, CT ( 12.15 mi. )
- Tyringham, MA ( 12.50 mi. )
- Falls Village, CT ( 12.66 mi. )
- Granville, MA ( 12.90 mi. )
- Taconic, CT ( 12.93 mi. )
- Blandford, MA ( 13.41 mi. )
- Barkhamsted, CT ( 13.46 mi. )
- Great Barrington, MA ( 13.56 mi. )
- Berkshire Heights, MA ( 13.58 mi. )
- Pleasant Vly, CT ( 13.77 mi. )
- East Hartland, CT ( 13.89 mi. )
- Pleasant Valley, CT ( 13.99 mi. )
- Granville Center, MA ( 14.40 mi. )
- South Egremont, MA ( 14.60 mi. )
- Salisbury, CT ( 14.78 mi. )
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 01255Latitude: 42.068400
Longitude: -73.159600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1073.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 413