W Acton's Livability
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Amenities
About W Acton, MA
W Acton, MA is located in Middlesex County in the state of Massachusetts.
The total City Population for W Acton is about 21,361 with about 1,084 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $578,200, which is roughly 21% higher than the Average Home Value of $457,636 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 62% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $137,147, which is roughly 28% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $99,229 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 53% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.67Male Population Estimate: 49.1%
Female Population Estimate: 50.9%
Median Age: 41.9
Male Median Age: 41.2
Female Median Age: 42.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Asian:19.4%
Hispanic:2.55%
Other:1.54%
Black:1.47%
Indian:0.3%
Hawaiian:0.09%
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 W Acton 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 W Acton is about 5.7%.
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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Nearby Location
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- Maynard, MA ( 4.08 mi. )
- Concord, MA ( 4.14 mi. )
- W Concord, MA ( 4.16 mi. )
- Littleton, MA ( 4.32 mi. )
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- North Sudbury, MA ( 5.47 mi. )
- Carlisle, MA ( 5.49 mi. )
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- Westford, MA ( 7.06 mi. )
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- N Chelmsford, MA ( 10.49 mi. )
- Marlborough, MA ( 10.79 mi. )
- Kendal Green, MA ( 10.80 mi. )
- Groton, MA ( 10.88 mi. )
- Lexington, MA ( 10.96 mi. )
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- Saxonville, MA ( 11.08 mi. )
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 01720Latitude: 42.484174
Longitude: -71.439501
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 240.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 978, 508, 781