N Bennington's Livability
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About N Bennington, VT
N Bennington, VT is located in Bennington County in the state of Vermont.
The total City Population for N Bennington is about 2,718 with about 214 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $201,300, which is roughly 5% lower than the Average Home Value of $210,899 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 6% higher than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $52,222, which is roughly 12% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $59,492 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 9% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.33Male Population Estimate: 44.9%
Female Population Estimate: 55.1%
Median Age: 34.8
Male Median Age: 36.2
Female Median Age: 33.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:2.24%
Hispanic:1.8%
Asian:1.69%
Other:0.92%
Indian:0.74%
Hawaiian:0.04%
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: 34.74%
Other: 2.65%
Libertarian: 0.97%
Green: 0.38%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of N Bennington specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Bennington County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Bennington County: About 155.617 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Bennington County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 46% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for N Bennington is about 5.3%.
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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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05257Latitude: 42.964386
Longitude: -73.242846
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 922.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 802