Halifax's Livability
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About Halifax, VT
Halifax, VT is located in Windham County in the state of Vermont.
The total City Population for Halifax is about 744 with about 6 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $200,254, which is roughly 14% lower than the Average Home Value of $231,791 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 8% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $50,357, which is roughly 24% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $66,462 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 23% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.06Male Population Estimate: 62.6%
Female Population Estimate: 37.4%
Median Age: 43.5
Male Median Age: 46.7
Female Median Age: 48.7
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:1.5%
Indian:1.3%
Other:0.8%
Black:0.5%
Asian:0.1%
Hawaiian:0.1%
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 Halifax 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 Halifax is about 8.9%.
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
- West Halifax, VT ( 1.39 mi. )
- Harrisville, VT ( 2.35 mi. )
- Green River, VT ( 3.88 mi. )
- Jacksonville, VT ( 3.95 mi. )
- Marlboro College, VT ( 4.48 mi. )
- Guilford Center, VT ( 6.10 mi. )
- Guilford, VT ( 6.12 mi. )
- Whitingham, VT ( 6.20 mi. )
- Brattleboro Center, VT ( 6.27 mi. )
- Gilford, VT ( 6.27 mi. )
- W Brattleboro, VT ( 6.27 mi. )
- Marlboro, VT ( 6.50 mi. )
- Colrain, MA ( 6.93 mi. )
- Heath, MA ( 7.43 mi. )
- Leyden, MA ( 8.42 mi. )
- Brattleboro, VT ( 8.60 mi. )
- West Brattleboro, VT ( 8.85 mi. )
- Wilmington, VT ( 8.88 mi. )
- West Marlboro, VT ( 9.64 mi. )
- Shattuckville, MA ( 9.98 mi. )
- Rowe, MA ( 10.29 mi. )
- Monroe Bridge, MA ( 10.79 mi. )
- Medburyville, VT ( 10.82 mi. )
- South Newfane, VT ( 10.98 mi. )
- Vernon, VT ( 11.15 mi. )
- East Charlemont, MA ( 11.24 mi. )
- Brookside, VT ( 11.30 mi. )
- Charlemont, MA ( 11.52 mi. )
- Readsboro, VT ( 11.59 mi. )
- Bernardston, MA ( 11.70 mi. )
- East Dover, VT ( 11.78 mi. )
- Williamsville, VT ( 11.87 mi. )
- W Dummerston, VT ( 11.92 mi. )
- Shelburne Falls, MA ( 12.10 mi. )
- West Dover, VT ( 12.19 mi. )
- West Dummerston, VT ( 12.21 mi. )
- Baptist Corner, MA ( 12.44 mi. )
- Shelburne Fls, MA ( 12.44 mi. )
- Hinsdale, NH ( 12.51 mi. )
- Shelburne, MA ( 12.68 mi. )
- Monroe, MA ( 12.75 mi. )
- Heartwellville, VT ( 12.77 mi. )
- Dummerston, VT ( 12.84 mi. )
- Zoar, MA ( 13.02 mi. )
- Dover, VT ( 13.15 mi. )
- Newfane, VT ( 13.20 mi. )
- Buckland, MA ( 13.30 mi. )
- Searsburg, VT ( 13.63 mi. )
- Greenfield, MA ( 13.74 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05301, 05342, 05358 (3 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 42.781600
Longitude: -72.744300
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1629.5 ft.
Area Code(s): 802