Washington's Livability
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About Washington, MA
Washington, MA is located in Berkshire County in the state of Massachusetts.
The total City Population for Washington is about 501 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $298,547, which is roughly 35% lower than the Average Home Value of $457,636 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 27% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $79,375, which is roughly 20% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $99,229 for the state of Massachusetts, and roughly 18% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.35Male Population Estimate: 53.1%
Female Population Estimate: 46.9%
Median Age: 61.8
Male Median Age: 48.6
Female Median Age: 48.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:3.2%
Asian:2.6%
Indian:1.4%
Other:1.1%
Hispanic:0.2%
Hawaiian:0%
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 Washington 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 Washington 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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Nearby Location
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- Lenox Dale, MA ( 5.30 mi. )
- Lee, MA ( 5.97 mi. )
- W Becket, MA ( 5.98 mi. )
- Lenox, MA ( 6.18 mi. )
- Becket, MA ( 6.67 mi. )
- Middlefield, MA ( 7.18 mi. )
- Peru, MA ( 7.33 mi. )
- Dalton, MA ( 7.86 mi. )
- Pittsfield, MA ( 8.01 mi. )
- Tyringham, MA ( 8.46 mi. )
- South Lee, MA ( 8.70 mi. )
- North Otis, MA ( 9.56 mi. )
- Interlaken, MA ( 9.63 mi. )
- Stockbridge, MA ( 9.68 mi. )
- Allendale, MA ( 9.76 mi. )
- Assoc Of Marian Helpers, MA ( 10.02 mi. )
- Marian Helpers, MA ( 10.02 mi. )
- Marion Fathers, MA ( 10.02 mi. )
- Berkshire, MA ( 10.32 mi. )
- Richmond, MA ( 10.50 mi. )
- Worthington, MA ( 11.04 mi. )
- Glendale, MA ( 11.19 mi. )
- East Windsor, MA ( 11.60 mi. )
- Windsor, MA ( 11.69 mi. )
- Otis, MA ( 11.73 mi. )
- North Chester, MA ( 11.98 mi. )
- Chester, MA ( 12.13 mi. )
- Lanesborough, MA ( 12.24 mi. )
- West Stockbridge, MA ( 12.50 mi. )
- W Stockbridge, MA ( 12.55 mi. )
- West Otis, MA ( 12.59 mi. )
- Monterey, MA ( 12.65 mi. )
- West Cummington, MA ( 12.93 mi. )
- Risingdale, MA ( 13.02 mi. )
- Big Pond, MA ( 13.24 mi. )
- E Otis, MA ( 13.24 mi. )
- West Stockbridge Center, MA ( 13.28 mi. )
- Housatonic, MA ( 13.32 mi. )
- South Worthington, MA ( 13.62 mi. )
- Cheshire, MA ( 13.69 mi. )
- Lebanon Springs, NY ( 13.71 mi. )
- Cummington, MA ( 13.76 mi. )
- W Chesterfld, MA ( 14.14 mi. )
- Hancock, MA ( 14.18 mi. )
- Van Deusenville, MA ( 14.30 mi. )
- Great Barrington, MA ( 14.31 mi. )
- Hntgtn, MA ( 14.43 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 01223, 01240 (2 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 42.365700
Longitude: -73.155100
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1820.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 413