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About Grafton, VT
Grafton, VT is located in Windham County in the state of Vermont.
The total City Population for Grafton is about 587 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $284,240, which is roughly 18% higher than the Average Home Value of $231,791 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 24% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $68,125, which is roughly 2% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $66,462 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 5% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.26Male Population Estimate: 48.4%
Female Population Estimate: 51.6%
Median Age: 57.3
Male Median Age: 49.8
Female Median Age: 50.7
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:2.7%
Asian:1.7%
Black:1.6%
Indian:0.8%
Other:0.1%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 25.49%
Other: 2.65%
Libertarian: 0.87%
Green: 0.5%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Grafton specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Windham County: About 3.6 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2019)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Windham County: About 167.14 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Windham County is about 9% 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 Grafton is about 2.3%.
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.
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
- Peaseville, VT ( 3.20 mi. )
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- Athens, VT ( 5.00 mi. )
- Bartonsville, VT ( 5.07 mi. )
- Windham, VT ( 5.09 mi. )
- Brockways Mills, VT ( 5.39 mi. )
- W Townshend, VT ( 5.71 mi. )
- Reedville, VT ( 5.73 mi. )
- Rockingham, VT ( 5.92 mi. )
- South Windham, VT ( 6.06 mi. )
- Gageville, VT ( 6.12 mi. )
- Saxtons River, VT ( 6.29 mi. )
- North Windham, VT ( 6.52 mi. )
- Simonsville, VT ( 7.07 mi. )
- Chester, VT ( 7.23 mi. )
- Simpsonville, VT ( 7.86 mi. )
- Townshend, VT ( 8.19 mi. )
- West Townshend, VT ( 8.34 mi. )
- Mary Meyer, VT ( 8.76 mi. )
- Andover, VT ( 8.80 mi. )
- Middletown, VT ( 8.89 mi. )
- Bellows Falls, VT ( 8.93 mi. )
- North Walpole, NH ( 9.08 mi. )
- Westminster West, VT ( 9.18 mi. )
- North Westminster, VT ( 9.27 mi. )
- West Minster, VT ( 9.30 mi. )
- S Londonderry, VT ( 9.31 mi. )
- Stratton Mnt, VT ( 9.31 mi. )
- Stratton Mtn, VT ( 9.31 mi. )
- Westminster, VT ( 9.32 mi. )
- Londonderry, VT ( 9.41 mi. )
- East Jamaica, VT ( 9.60 mi. )
- N Walpole, NH ( 9.64 mi. )
- No Walpole, NH ( 9.64 mi. )
- South Londonderry, VT ( 9.74 mi. )
- Springfield, VT ( 10.11 mi. )
- Harmonyville, VT ( 10.42 mi. )
- Jamaica, VT ( 10.76 mi. )
- Westminster Station, VT ( 10.94 mi. )
- Westmnstr Sta, VT ( 10.94 mi. )
- North Springfield, VT ( 11.09 mi. )
- Brookline, VT ( 11.46 mi. )
- Rawsonville, VT ( 11.48 mi. )
- N Springfield, VT ( 11.68 mi. )
- N Springfld, VT ( 11.68 mi. )
- Maple Dell, VT ( 11.83 mi. )
- Orchard Lane, VT ( 11.83 mi. )
- Pedden Acres, VT ( 11.83 mi. )
- E Dummerston, VT ( 11.95 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05141, 05146 (2 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 43.184100
Longitude: -72.618600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1336.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 802