W Swanzey's Livability
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Amenities
About W Swanzey, NH
W Swanzey, NH is located in Cheshire County in the state of New Hampshire.
The total population for Cheshire County is about 3,969.
The Average Home Value is $215,231 for Cheshire County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $246,084 for the state of New Hampshire, and roughly 100% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $0, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $74,998 for the state of New Hampshire, and roughly 100% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
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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 W 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 W 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
- West Swanzey, NH ( 0.83 mi. )
- Swanzey, NH ( 0.95 mi. )
- E Swanzey, NH ( 1.32 mi. )
- Swanzey Center, NH ( 1.32 mi. )
- Swanzey Ctr, NH ( 1.32 mi. )
- East Swanzey, NH ( 2.91 mi. )
- North Swanzey, NH ( 4.17 mi. )
- Keene State College, NH ( 5.38 mi. )
- Keene, NH ( 6.20 mi. )
- Spofford, NH ( 6.21 mi. )
- Winchester, NH ( 6.65 mi. )
- Troy, NH ( 6.72 mi. )
- Richmond, NH ( 6.88 mi. )
- Marlborough, NH ( 6.92 mi. )
- Chesterfield, NH ( 7.33 mi. )
- Ashuelot, NH ( 7.94 mi. )
- N Swanzey, NH ( 8.23 mi. )
- Roxbury, NH ( 8.57 mi. )
- Westmoreland, NH ( 9.57 mi. )
- Hinsdale, NH ( 10.04 mi. )
- W Chesterfield, NH ( 10.30 mi. )
- W Chesterfld, NH ( 10.30 mi. )
- West Chesterfield, NH ( 10.61 mi. )
- Fitzwilliam, NH ( 10.95 mi. )
- East Sullivan, NH ( 11.02 mi. )
- Surry, NH ( 11.13 mi. )
- E Sullivan, NH ( 11.53 mi. )
- Sullivan, NH ( 11.97 mi. )
- Dublin, NH ( 12.49 mi. )
- East Putney, VT ( 12.58 mi. )
- Harrisville, NH ( 12.61 mi. )
- Vernon, VT ( 12.66 mi. )
- Gilsum, NH ( 12.67 mi. )
- Warwick, MA ( 12.71 mi. )
- East Dummerston, VT ( 13.05 mi. )
- Jaffrey, NH ( 13.09 mi. )
- Blissville, MA ( 13.11 mi. )
- Nelson, NH ( 13.44 mi. )
- Munsonville, NH ( 13.54 mi. )
- Royalston, MA ( 13.99 mi. )
- Putney, VT ( 14.33 mi. )
- Northfield, MA ( 14.37 mi. )
- S Royalston, MA ( 14.39 mi. )
- West Brattleboro, VT ( 14.54 mi. )
- Dummerston, VT ( 14.85 mi. )
- N Field, MA ( 14.96 mi. )
- No Field, MA ( 14.96 mi. )
- Brattleboro, VT ( 15.18 mi. )
- Walpole, NH ( 15.48 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 03469Latitude: 42.860200
Longitude: -72.314600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 646.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 603