N Swanzey's Livability
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Amenities
About N Swanzey, NH
N Swanzey, NH is located in Cheshire County in the state of New Hampshire.
The total City Population for N Swanzey is about 25,280 with about 426 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $185,400, which is roughly 33% lower than the Average Home Value of $275,646 for the state of New Hampshire, and roughly 15% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $56,262, which is roughly 33% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $84,357 for the state of New Hampshire, and roughly 13% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.25Male Population Estimate: 47.1%
Female Population Estimate: 52.9%
Median Age: 35.4
Male Median Age: 34.4
Female Median Age: 36.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Asian:2.48%
Hispanic:1.58%
Black:1.03%
Indian:0.65%
Other:0.62%
Hawaiian:0.02%
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 N 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 N Swanzey is about 3.4%.
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
- Keene, NH ( 2.19 mi. )
- Keene State College, NH ( 2.93 mi. )
- E Sullivan, NH ( 3.86 mi. )
- Surry, NH ( 4.13 mi. )
- Roxbury, NH ( 4.14 mi. )
- Sullivan, NH ( 4.23 mi. )
- East Sullivan, NH ( 4.27 mi. )
- Gilsum, NH ( 4.46 mi. )
- North Swanzey, NH ( 4.49 mi. )
- Munsonville, NH ( 6.97 mi. )
- Marlborough, NH ( 7.53 mi. )
- West Swanzey, NH ( 7.64 mi. )
- Westmoreland, NH ( 7.87 mi. )
- Swanzey, NH ( 7.90 mi. )
- Nelson, NH ( 7.93 mi. )
- W Swanzey, NH ( 8.23 mi. )
- E Swanzey, NH ( 8.39 mi. )
- Swanzey Center, NH ( 8.39 mi. )
- Swanzey Ctr, NH ( 8.39 mi. )
- East Swanzey, NH ( 8.65 mi. )
- Spofford, NH ( 8.66 mi. )
- Walpole, NH ( 9.45 mi. )
- Harrisville, NH ( 9.65 mi. )
- Alstead, NH ( 9.68 mi. )
- Alstead Center, NH ( 10.16 mi. )
- East Alstead, NH ( 10.21 mi. )
- East Putney, VT ( 10.52 mi. )
- Chesterfield, NH ( 10.70 mi. )
- Stoddard, NH ( 10.77 mi. )
- Marlow, NH ( 11.13 mi. )
- Troy, NH ( 11.20 mi. )
- Westminster Station, VT ( 11.53 mi. )
- Westmnstr Sta, VT ( 11.53 mi. )
- Dublin, NH ( 11.77 mi. )
- Drewsville, NH ( 12.01 mi. )
- Putney, VT ( 12.90 mi. )
- West Chesterfield, NH ( 13.06 mi. )
- West Minster, VT ( 13.15 mi. )
- W Chesterfield, NH ( 13.22 mi. )
- W Chesterfld, NH ( 13.22 mi. )
- E Dummerston, VT ( 13.38 mi. )
- Westminster W, VT ( 13.38 mi. )
- North Westminster, VT ( 13.52 mi. )
- Westminster, VT ( 13.62 mi. )
- N Walpole, NH ( 13.95 mi. )
- No Walpole, NH ( 13.95 mi. )
- Bellows Falls, VT ( 14.16 mi. )
- Hancock, NH ( 14.18 mi. )
- East Dummerston, VT ( 14.30 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 03431Latitude: 42.976078
Longitude: -72.276523
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1061.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 603