Dorchester's Livability
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About Dorchester, NH
Dorchester, NH is located in Grafton County in the state of New Hampshire.
The total City Population for Dorchester is about 460 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $132,836, which is roughly 52% lower than the Average Home Value of $275,646 for the state of New Hampshire, and roughly 39% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $45,625, which is roughly 46% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $84,357 for the state of New Hampshire, and roughly 30% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.43Male Population Estimate: 51.7%
Female Population Estimate: 48.3%
Median Age: 57.2
Male Median Age: 46.6
Female Median Age: 47.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Other:12.8%
Indian:2.1%
Hispanic:0.9%
Hawaiian:0.4%
Black:0.3%
Asian:0.2%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 36.88%
Libertarian: 1.63%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Dorchester specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Grafton County: About 2.07484 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Grafton County: About 166.83 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Grafton County is about 47% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 42% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Dorchester is about 6.6%.
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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- E Hebron, NH ( 8.12 mi. )
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- Rumney, NH ( 9.49 mi. )
- Orford, NH ( 9.59 mi. )
- East Thetford, VT ( 10.69 mi. )
- Hebron, NH ( 10.83 mi. )
- Hanover, NH ( 11.10 mi. )
- North Thetford, VT ( 11.31 mi. )
- N Thetford, VT ( 11.73 mi. )
- East Hebron, NH ( 11.87 mi. )
- E Thetford, VT ( 12.20 mi. )
- Alexandria, NH ( 12.67 mi. )
- Thetford Hill, VT ( 12.75 mi. )
- Warren, NH ( 13.03 mi. )
- Plymouth, NH ( 13.09 mi. )
- Etna, NH ( 13.12 mi. )
- Grafton, NH ( 13.46 mi. )
- Enfield, NH ( 13.69 mi. )
- Thetford Center, VT ( 13.76 mi. )
- Ellsworth, NH ( 13.95 mi. )
- Fairlee, VT ( 13.98 mi. )
- Thetford, VT ( 14.02 mi. )
- Enfield Center, NH ( 14.04 mi. )
- Enfield Ctr, NH ( 14.05 mi. )
- Piermont, NH ( 14.30 mi. )
- Ely, VT ( 14.46 mi. )
- Lake Morey, VT ( 14.46 mi. )
- Thet Ctr, VT ( 15.20 mi. )
- Thetford Ctr, VT ( 15.20 mi. )
- Glencliff, NH ( 15.29 mi. )
- Rices Mills, VT ( 15.60 mi. )
- Bridgewater, NH ( 15.97 mi. )
- Post Mills, VT ( 15.99 mi. )
- Dartmouth Hitchcock Med Ctr, NH ( 16.05 mi. )
- Bristol, NH ( 16.37 mi. )
- Lebanon, NH ( 16.46 mi. )
- Norwich, VT ( 16.85 mi. )
- West Fairlee, VT ( 16.87 mi. )
- Campton, NH ( 17.24 mi. )
- Danbury, NH ( 17.77 mi. )
- West Lebanon, NH ( 17.80 mi. )
- Wilder, VT ( 17.84 mi. )
- Ashland, NH ( 17.96 mi. )
- Pike, NH ( 18.01 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 03266Latitude: 43.770800
Longitude: -71.981900
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 640.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 603