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About Highgate Falls, VT
Highgate Falls, VT is located in Franklin County in the state of Vermont.
The total City Population for Highgate Falls is about 2,156 with about 117 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $186,900, which is roughly 19% lower than the Average Home Value of $231,791 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 14% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $53,068, which is roughly 20% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $66,462 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 18% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.72Male Population Estimate: 50.1%
Female Population Estimate: 49.9%
Median Age: 37
Male Median Age: 37.3
Female Median Age: 36.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:6%
Black:0.6%
Hispanic:0.5%
Asian:0.4%
Other:0.3%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 43.24%
Other: 3.04%
Libertarian: 1.28%
Green: 0.23%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Highgate Falls specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Franklin County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Franklin County: About 139.797 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Franklin County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 51% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
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
- Highgate Center, VT ( 0.79 mi. )
- Highgate, VT ( 2.64 mi. )
- East Highgate, VT ( 3.03 mi. )
- Beaulieus Corner, VT ( 3.16 mi. )
- Highgate Ctr, VT ( 3.16 mi. )
- Rixford, VT ( 3.16 mi. )
- Sheldon Spgs, VT ( 3.69 mi. )
- Sheldon Springs, VT ( 3.83 mi. )
- Swanton, VT ( 3.93 mi. )
- Shawville, VT ( 4.15 mi. )
- Highgate Spgs, VT ( 4.34 mi. )
- Highgate Sprg, VT ( 4.34 mi. )
- Highgate Springs, VT ( 4.43 mi. )
- Fonda Jct, VT ( 4.47 mi. )
- Green Corner, VT ( 4.47 mi. )
- Hog Island, VT ( 4.47 mi. )
- Lakewood, VT ( 4.47 mi. )
- Popsquash, VT ( 4.47 mi. )
- W Swanton, VT ( 4.47 mi. )
- Fonda, VT ( 4.52 mi. )
- Crow Hill, VT ( 4.86 mi. )
- Fairfield Pond, VT ( 4.86 mi. )
- Fairground, VT ( 4.86 mi. )
- Fairgrounds, VT ( 4.86 mi. )
- Sheldon Creek, VT ( 4.86 mi. )
- Sheldon Junction, VT ( 4.86 mi. )
- St Rocks, VT ( 4.86 mi. )
- Sweek Hollow, VT ( 4.86 mi. )
- Maquam, VT ( 5.48 mi. )
- Sheldon, VT ( 6.64 mi. )
- Morses Line, VT ( 6.82 mi. )
- E Franklin, VT ( 7.05 mi. )
- Lake Carmi, VT ( 7.05 mi. )
- Saint Rocks, VT ( 7.39 mi. )
- Franklin, VT ( 8.16 mi. )
- Eastern Reg Serv Ctr, VT ( 8.24 mi. )
- US Citizenship & Immigration, VT ( 8.24 mi. )
- Saint Albans, VT ( 8.42 mi. )
- St Albans, VT ( 8.42 mi. )
- West Swanton, VT ( 8.44 mi. )
- East Sheldon, VT ( 8.82 mi. )
- Saint Albans Bay, VT ( 9.35 mi. )
- Fairfield, VT ( 10.03 mi. )
- Alburgh, VT ( 11.61 mi. )
- East Franklin, VT ( 11.65 mi. )
- Enosburg Falls, VT ( 12.16 mi. )
- North Hero, VT ( 12.25 mi. )
- West Berkshire, VT ( 12.30 mi. )
- Abnaki, VT ( 12.61 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05459Latitude: 44.927500
Longitude: -73.049900
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 256.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 802