Forestdale's Livability
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C+
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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 -
C
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Forestdale, VT
Forestdale, VT is located in Rutland County in the state of Vermont.
The total population for Rutland County is about 3,585.
The Average Home Value is $195,941 for Rutland County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $210,899 for the state of Vermont, 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 $59,492 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 100% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
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Voting
![Bernie Sanders](/assets/images/politicians/senators/bernie_sanders.jpg)
![Peter Welch](/assets/images/politicians/senators/peter_welch.jpg)
![Phil Scott](/assets/images/politicians/governors/phil_scott.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 42.06%
Other: 2.78%
Libertarian: 1%
Green: 0.26%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Forestdale specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Rutland County: About 3.12723 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Rutland County: About 161.732 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Rutland County is about 21% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 44% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Forestdale is about 0.3%.
Vermont is ranked #12 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 68.91 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 62.9The average living wage for the state of Vermont is $32.92/hr, while the states minimum wage is $11.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Vermont a minimum wage score of 71.91 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $5.88/hr, which gives Vermont a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 35.6 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Vermont is $271.56, resulting in a UI benefit score of 75.95 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Vermont does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Vermont does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Vermont does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Vermont does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Vermont does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Vermont does provide some form of paid sick leave.
✓ Vermont does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Vermont does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Vermont does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Vermont does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Vermont does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Vermont does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Vermont does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Vermont does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Vermont does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Vermont does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Vermont does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Vermont does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- Forest Dale, VT ( 0.06 mi. )
- Brandon, VT ( 2.36 mi. )
- Leicester, VT ( 3.51 mi. )
- Goshen, VT ( 3.57 mi. )
- Lake Dunmore, VT ( 5.80 mi. )
- Fredetteville, VT ( 6.58 mi. )
- N Chittenden, VT ( 6.58 mi. )
- Pittsford Mills, VT ( 6.58 mi. )
- Sudbury, VT ( 6.76 mi. )
- Salisbury, VT ( 7.11 mi. )
- North Chittenden, VT ( 7.24 mi. )
- Florence, VT ( 7.73 mi. )
- Whiting, VT ( 7.83 mi. )
- West Salisbury, VT ( 8.10 mi. )
- Chittenden, VT ( 8.16 mi. )
- Pittsford, VT ( 8.19 mi. )
- Hancock, VT ( 9.57 mi. )
- Hubbardton, VT ( 10.03 mi. )
- East Hubbardton, VT ( 10.23 mi. )
- E Middlebury, VT ( 10.34 mi. )
- East Middlebury, VT ( 10.40 mi. )
- Ripton, VT ( 11.49 mi. )
- Pittsfield, VT ( 11.52 mi. )
- Rochester, VT ( 11.70 mi. )
- Orwell, VT ( 11.98 mi. )
- West Cornwall, VT ( 11.98 mi. )
- Cornwall, VT ( 12.14 mi. )
- East Pittsford, VT ( 12.20 mi. )
- Proctor, VT ( 12.22 mi. )
- True Blue, VT ( 12.39 mi. )
- Chipmans Point, VT ( 12.49 mi. )
- Lake Hortonia, VT ( 12.49 mi. )
- North Orwell, VT ( 12.49 mi. )
- Middlebury, VT ( 12.60 mi. )
- Castleton State College, VT ( 13.26 mi. )
- Crystal Beach, VT ( 13.48 mi. )
- Shoreham, VT ( 13.68 mi. )
- Lower Granville, VT ( 14.30 mi. )
- Ctr Rutland, VT ( 14.55 mi. )
- Clementwood, VT ( 14.63 mi. )
- Glen, VT ( 14.63 mi. )
- Heartwell, VT ( 14.63 mi. )
- Rutland Town, VT ( 14.63 mi. )
- S Chittenden, VT ( 14.63 mi. )
- South Chittenden, VT ( 14.63 mi. )
- Bomoseen, VT ( 14.64 mi. )
- West Castleton, VT ( 14.66 mi. )
- Castleton, VT ( 14.77 mi. )
- West Rutland, VT ( 14.82 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05745Latitude: 43.828400
Longitude: -73.054600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 593.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 802