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About Orwell, VT
Orwell, VT is located in Addison County in the state of Vermont.
The total City Population for Orwell is about 1,019 with about 9 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $253,352, which is roughly 9% higher than the Average Home Value of $231,791 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 14% higher than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $63,333, which is roughly 5% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $66,462 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 3% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.54Male Population Estimate: 48.2%
Female Population Estimate: 51.8%
Median Age: 47.7
Male Median Age: 43.6
Female Median Age: 45.7
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:1.3%
Asian:0.8%
Black:0.5%
Other:0.4%
Indian:0.3%
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 Orwell 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
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
- Chipmans Point, VT ( 1.31 mi. )
- Lake Hortonia, VT ( 1.31 mi. )
- North Orwell, VT ( 1.31 mi. )
- Sudbury, VT ( 5.73 mi. )
- Shoreham, VT ( 6.18 mi. )
- Putnam Station, NY ( 6.43 mi. )
- Whiting, VT ( 6.50 mi. )
- Benson, VT ( 6.52 mi. )
- Benson Landing, VT ( 6.54 mi. )
- Putnam Sta, NY ( 7.20 mi. )
- Hubbardton, VT ( 8.68 mi. )
- West Cornwall, VT ( 9.92 mi. )
- West Castleton, VT ( 10.62 mi. )
- Brandon, VT ( 10.63 mi. )
- Leicester, VT ( 10.67 mi. )
- Fairhaven, VT ( 10.70 mi. )
- West Salisbury, VT ( 10.71 mi. )
- Ticonderoga, NY ( 10.76 mi. )
- Eagle Lake, NY ( 10.92 mi. )
- Streetroad, NY ( 10.92 mi. )
- East Hubbardton, VT ( 10.99 mi. )
- Cornwall, VT ( 11.29 mi. )
- Crystal Beach, VT ( 11.36 mi. )
- Forestdale, VT ( 11.98 mi. )
- Forest Dale, VT ( 12.02 mi. )
- Salisbury, VT ( 12.12 mi. )
- Bomoseen, VT ( 12.18 mi. )
- Castleton State College, VT ( 12.29 mi. )
- Neshobe Beach, VT ( 12.29 mi. )
- Bridport, VT ( 12.37 mi. )
- West Haven, VT ( 12.43 mi. )
- Factoryville, NY ( 12.46 mi. )
- Lake Dunmore, VT ( 12.47 mi. )
- Chilson, NY ( 12.72 mi. )
- Silver Bay, NY ( 13.04 mi. )
- Florence, VT ( 13.11 mi. )
- Fair Haven, VT ( 13.12 mi. )
- Castleton, VT ( 13.37 mi. )
- Hague, NY ( 13.83 mi. )
- Clemons, NY ( 13.97 mi. )
- Graphite, NY ( 13.98 mi. )
- Pittsford, VT ( 14.09 mi. )
- Hydeville, VT ( 14.23 mi. )
- Ironville, NY ( 14.50 mi. )
- Sabbath Day Point, NY ( 14.60 mi. )
- E Middlebury, VT ( 14.81 mi. )
- East Middlebury, VT ( 14.92 mi. )
- Goshen, VT ( 14.93 mi. )
- Blissville, VT ( 15.06 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05760, 05770 (2 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 43.806300
Longitude: -73.293100
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 394.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 802