W Townsend's Livability
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Amenities
About W Townsend, MA
W Townsend, MA is located in Middlesex County in the state of Massachusetts.
The total City Population for W Townsend is about 2,125 with about 214 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $288,500, which is roughly 37% lower than the Average Home Value of $457,636 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 25% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $96,750, which is roughly 2% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $99,229 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 33% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.76Male Population Estimate: 49.4%
Female Population Estimate: 50.6%
Median Age: 42.8
Male Median Age: 41.6
Female Median Age: 43.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:1.74%
Black:1.22%
Asian:1.04%
Indian:0.61%
Other:0.47%
Hawaiian:0%
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 Townsend 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 Townsend is about 4.1%.
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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- Brookline, NH ( 6.46 mi. )
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- Greenville, NH ( 6.72 mi. )
- Pepperell, MA ( 7.06 mi. )
- E Pepperell, MA ( 7.32 mi. )
- West Groton, MA ( 7.43 mi. )
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- Shirley Ctr, MA ( 8.00 mi. )
- Shirley Center, MA ( 8.20 mi. )
- Shirley, MA ( 8.30 mi. )
- New Ipswich, NH ( 8.62 mi. )
- East Pepperell, MA ( 9.14 mi. )
- Ashburnham, MA ( 9.26 mi. )
- New England Business Brm, MA ( 9.45 mi. )
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- Ayer, MA ( 11.42 mi. )
- Westminster, MA ( 11.51 mi. )
- Fort Devens, MA ( 11.53 mi. )
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- Dunstable, MA ( 12.34 mi. )
- Temple, NH ( 12.34 mi. )
- Pingryville, MA ( 13.29 mi. )
- Lancaster, MA ( 13.36 mi. )
- Gardner, MA ( 13.69 mi. )
- Still River, MA ( 13.85 mi. )
- Harvard, MA ( 13.87 mi. )
- Nashua, NH ( 13.93 mi. )
- Sharon, NH ( 14.01 mi. )
- North Lancaster, MA ( 14.17 mi. )
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- Amherst, NH ( 15.50 mi. )
- Winchendon, MA ( 15.50 mi. )
- S Lancaster, MA ( 15.81 mi. )
- So Lancaster, MA ( 15.81 mi. )
- Sterling, MA ( 15.85 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 01474Latitude: 42.669670
Longitude: -71.743376
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 413.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 978