Columbia's Livability
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C+
Affordability -
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
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Education -
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Amenities
About Columbia, NH
Columbia, NH is located in Coos County in the state of New Hampshire.
The total City Population for Columbia is about 635 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $138,437, which is roughly 50% lower than the Average Home Value of $275,646 for the state of New Hampshire, and roughly 36% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $47,708, which is roughly 43% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $84,357 for the state of New Hampshire, and roughly 27% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.19Male Population Estimate: 59.4%
Female Population Estimate: 40.6%
Median Age: 47.8
Male Median Age: 46.1
Female Median Age: 47.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:1.2%
Hispanic:1.1%
Asian:0.9%
Black:0.3%
Other:0.2%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 46.26%
Libertarian: 1.56%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Columbia specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Coos County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Coos County: About 158.67 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Coos County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 45% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Columbia is about 3.6%.
New Hampshire is ranked #26 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 45.44 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 24.03The average living wage for the state of New Hampshire is $30.96/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives New Hampshire a minimum wage score of 8.14 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $3.26/hr, which gives New Hampshire a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 29.06 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for New Hampshire is $165.88, resulting in a UI benefit score of 19.37 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X New Hampshire does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ New Hampshire does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ New Hampshire does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X New Hampshire does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X New Hampshire does provide some form of paid family leave.
X New Hampshire does provide some form of paid sick leave.
✓ New Hampshire does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
✓ New Hampshire does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X New Hampshire does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X New Hampshire does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ New Hampshire does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ New Hampshire does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X New Hampshire does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ New Hampshire does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X New Hampshire does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ New Hampshire does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ New Hampshire does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ New Hampshire does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
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- No Stratford, NH ( 7.00 mi. )
- Lemington, VT ( 7.22 mi. )
- Stratford, NH ( 8.08 mi. )
- Dixville Notch, NH ( 8.50 mi. )
- Bloomfield, VT ( 8.73 mi. )
- North Stratford, NH ( 9.41 mi. )
- Stewartstown, NH ( 9.68 mi. )
- Brunswick, VT ( 11.51 mi. )
- Canaan, VT ( 11.81 mi. )
- West Stewartstown, NH ( 11.81 mi. )
- W Stewartstown, NH ( 12.14 mi. )
- W Stewartstwn, NH ( 12.14 mi. )
- Beecher Falls, VT ( 12.73 mi. )
- Wentworths Location, NH ( 14.32 mi. )
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- Maidstone, VT ( 14.72 mi. )
- Clarksville, NH ( 14.74 mi. )
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- Dummer, NH ( 15.75 mi. )
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- Averill, VT ( 16.82 mi. )
- Errol, NH ( 17.22 mi. )
- Northumberland, NH ( 17.43 mi. )
- Ferdinand, VT ( 18.78 mi. )
- Brighton, VT ( 19.76 mi. )
- Granby, VT ( 19.81 mi. )
- Norton, VT ( 20.03 mi. )
- Island Pond, VT ( 20.53 mi. )
- Guildhall, VT ( 20.76 mi. )
- East Haven, VT ( 21.02 mi. )
- Milan, NH ( 21.72 mi. )
- Gallup Mills, VT ( 23.27 mi. )
- Newark, VT ( 23.84 mi. )
- Granby Valley, VT ( 23.86 mi. )
- E Charleston, VT ( 23.88 mi. )
- Newark Hollow, VT ( 24.24 mi. )
- Pittsburg, NH ( 24.33 mi. )
- Lancaster, NH ( 24.52 mi. )
- Upton, ME ( 24.68 mi. )
- Morgan, VT ( 25.01 mi. )
- Berlin, NH ( 25.52 mi. )
- East Charleston, VT ( 25.58 mi. )
- Morgan Ctr, VT ( 25.63 mi. )
- Victory, VT ( 25.89 mi. )
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 03576, 03590 (2 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 44.825700
Longitude: -71.467400
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1686.5 ft.
Area Code(s): 603