E Swanzey's Livability
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Amenities
About E Swanzey, NH
E Swanzey, NH is located in Cheshire County in the state of New Hampshire.
The total City Population for E Swanzey is about 6,285 with about 147 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $176,200, which is roughly 36% lower than the Average Home Value of $275,646 for the state of New Hampshire, and roughly 19% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $70,938, which is roughly 16% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $84,357 for the state of New Hampshire, and roughly 8% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.52Male Population Estimate: 48.8%
Female Population Estimate: 51.2%
Median Age: 42.6
Male Median Age: 42.2
Female Median Age: 43.0
Racial Demographic Estimates
Asian:1.73%
Hispanic:1.34%
Indian:0.81%
Black:0.7%
Other:0.48%
Hawaiian:0.05%
Voting
![Jeanne Shaheen](/assets/images/politicians/senators/jeanne_shaheen.jpg)
![Maggie Hassan](/assets/images/politicians/senators/maggie_hassan.jpg)
![Chris Sununu](/assets/images/politicians/governors/chris_sununu.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 40.47%
Libertarian: 1.81%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of E Swanzey specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Cheshire County: About 2.25164 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Cheshire County: About 187.306 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Cheshire County is about 43% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 35% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for E Swanzey is about 3%.
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.
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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
- Swanzey Center, NH ( 0.00 mi. )
- Swanzey Ctr, NH ( 0.00 mi. )
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- W Swanzey, NH ( 1.32 mi. )
- East Swanzey, NH ( 1.59 mi. )
- West Swanzey, NH ( 1.99 mi. )
- North Swanzey, NH ( 4.00 mi. )
- Troy, NH ( 5.40 mi. )
- Keene State College, NH ( 5.46 mi. )
- Marlborough, NH ( 5.87 mi. )
- Richmond, NH ( 6.23 mi. )
- Keene, NH ( 6.54 mi. )
- Winchester, NH ( 7.30 mi. )
- Spofford, NH ( 7.50 mi. )
- Roxbury, NH ( 8.07 mi. )
- N Swanzey, NH ( 8.39 mi. )
- Ashuelot, NH ( 8.64 mi. )
- Chesterfield, NH ( 8.65 mi. )
- Fitzwilliam, NH ( 9.75 mi. )
- Westmoreland, NH ( 10.67 mi. )
- East Sullivan, NH ( 10.71 mi. )
- Hinsdale, NH ( 11.13 mi. )
- Dublin, NH ( 11.32 mi. )
- E Sullivan, NH ( 11.39 mi. )
- W Chesterfield, NH ( 11.63 mi. )
- W Chesterfld, NH ( 11.63 mi. )
- Surry, NH ( 11.65 mi. )
- Harrisville, NH ( 11.67 mi. )
- Jaffrey, NH ( 11.77 mi. )
- Sullivan, NH ( 11.84 mi. )
- West Chesterfield, NH ( 11.94 mi. )
- Warwick, MA ( 12.55 mi. )
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- Munsonville, NH ( 13.10 mi. )
- Royalston, MA ( 13.11 mi. )
- S Royalston, MA ( 13.57 mi. )
- Vernon, VT ( 13.58 mi. )
- East Putney, VT ( 13.72 mi. )
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- Northfield, MA ( 14.70 mi. )
- North Orange, MA ( 15.22 mi. )
- N Field, MA ( 15.26 mi. )
- No Field, MA ( 15.26 mi. )
- Putney, VT ( 15.54 mi. )
- W Peterboro, NH ( 15.54 mi. )
- W Peterborough, NH ( 15.54 mi. )
- West Peterborough, NH ( 15.55 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 03446Latitude: 42.854928
Longitude: -72.289486
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 751.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 603