Hancock's Livability
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About Hancock, VT
Hancock, VT is located in Addison County in the state of Vermont.
The total City Population for Hancock is about 479 with about 5 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $159,349, which is roughly 31% lower than the Average Home Value of $231,791 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 27% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $64,449, which is roughly 3% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $66,462 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 1% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.15Male Population Estimate: 64.1%
Female Population Estimate: 35.9%
Median Age: 32.5
Male Median Age: 48.5
Female Median Age: 48.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:4.6%
Hispanic:1%
Black:0.9%
Asian:0.8%
Other:0.6%
Hawaiian:0%
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: 29.04%
Other: 2.82%
Libertarian: 1.1%
Green: 0.31%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Hancock specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Addison County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Addison County: About 78.6334 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Addison County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 73% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Hancock is about 5.4%.
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
- Lower Granville, VT ( 4.73 mi. )
- Rochester, VT ( 5.10 mi. )
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- Granville, VT ( 6.89 mi. )
- Lake Dunmore, VT ( 8.82 mi. )
- West Braintree, VT ( 8.90 mi. )
- Forest Dale, VT ( 9.56 mi. )
- Forestdale, VT ( 9.57 mi. )
- Pittsfield, VT ( 9.66 mi. )
- Leicester, VT ( 9.94 mi. )
- Salisbury, VT ( 9.98 mi. )
- Braintree, VT ( 10.05 mi. )
- East Granville, VT ( 10.05 mi. )
- East Middlebury, VT ( 10.38 mi. )
- E Middlebury, VT ( 10.41 mi. )
- South Lincoln, VT ( 10.51 mi. )
- Chittenden, VT ( 11.03 mi. )
- W Brookfield, VT ( 11.13 mi. )
- Brandon, VT ( 11.86 mi. )
- West Salisbury, VT ( 11.97 mi. )
- Middlebury, VT ( 12.00 mi. )
- Lincoln, VT ( 12.46 mi. )
- Bethel, VT ( 12.77 mi. )
- North Chittenden, VT ( 12.83 mi. )
- Fredetteville, VT ( 13.03 mi. )
- N Chittenden, VT ( 13.03 mi. )
- Pittsford Mills, VT ( 13.03 mi. )
- E Granville, VT ( 13.20 mi. )
- Roxbury Flat, VT ( 13.20 mi. )
- W Braintree, VT ( 13.20 mi. )
- Warren, VT ( 13.42 mi. )
- West Brookfield, VT ( 13.74 mi. )
- Roxbury, VT ( 13.78 mi. )
- East Warren, VT ( 13.83 mi. )
- Stockbridge, VT ( 14.01 mi. )
- Gaysville, VT ( 14.37 mi. )
- Whiting, VT ( 14.77 mi. )
- West Lincoln, VT ( 14.77 mi. )
- Randolph Center, VT ( 15.13 mi. )
- Downingville, VT ( 15.13 mi. )
- Randolph, VT ( 15.16 mi. )
- Lillieville, VT ( 15.20 mi. )
- Olympus, VT ( 15.20 mi. )
- New Haven Mills, VT ( 15.40 mi. )
- Cornwall, VT ( 15.45 mi. )
- Florence, VT ( 15.94 mi. )
- Pittsford, VT ( 15.96 mi. )
- Rocky Dale, VT ( 15.99 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05748Latitude: 43.920100
Longitude: -72.910500
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 2231.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 802