Norton's Livability
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Amenities
About Norton, VT
Norton, VT is located in Essex County in the state of Vermont.
The total City Population for Norton is about 103 with about 1 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $128,088, which is roughly 39% lower than the Average Home Value of $210,899 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 32% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $48,000, which is roughly 19% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $59,492 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 17% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 1.95Male Population Estimate: 56.3%
Female Population Estimate: 43.7%
Median Age: 53.9
Male Median Age: 58.2
Female Median Age: 52.9
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:1.1%
Asian:1%
Hispanic:0.6%
Other:0.6%
Black:0%
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
Democratic: 44.61%
Other: 2.9%
Libertarian: 1.13%
Green: 0.28%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Norton specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Essex County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Essex County: About 16.3372 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Essex County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 94% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Norton is about 4.7%.
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
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05907Latitude: 44.979600
Longitude: -71.814500
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 2218.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 802