Rupert's Livability
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About Rupert, VT
Rupert, VT is located in Bennington County in the state of Vermont.
The total City Population for Rupert is about 685 with about 6 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $303,565, which is roughly 31% higher than the Average Home Value of $210,899 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 38% higher than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $61,471, which is roughly 3% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $59,492 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 6% higher higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: N/AMale Population Estimate: 47.9%
Female Population Estimate: 52.1%
Median Age: 50.4
Male Median Age: N/A
Female Median Age: N/A
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:9.3%
Asian:0.1%
Black:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Indian:0%
Other: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: 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 Rupert 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 Rupert is about 1.5%.
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
- West Rupert, VT ( 3.15 mi. )
- East Rupert, VT ( 3.35 mi. )
- North Rupert, VT ( 3.35 mi. )
- East Hebron, NY ( 4.83 mi. )
- South Dorset, VT ( 6.53 mi. )
- S Dorset, VT ( 6.57 mi. )
- Sandgate, VT ( 6.57 mi. )
- So Dorset, VT ( 6.57 mi. )
- Pawlet, VT ( 6.59 mi. )
- Slateville, NY ( 6.79 mi. )
- Hebron, NY ( 6.82 mi. )
- Brimstone Corners, VT ( 6.88 mi. )
- N Pawlet, VT ( 6.88 mi. )
- Spankerton, VT ( 6.88 mi. )
- Dorset, VT ( 7.00 mi. )
- West Pawlet, VT ( 7.08 mi. )
- North Hebron, NY ( 7.71 mi. )
- North Pawlet, VT ( 8.27 mi. )
- E Greenwich, NY ( 8.69 mi. )
- South Granville, NY ( 8.84 mi. )
- Manchestr Ctr, VT ( 9.01 mi. )
- Manchster Ctr, VT ( 9.01 mi. )
- Danby, VT ( 9.10 mi. )
- Manchester, VT ( 9.14 mi. )
- E Dorset, VT ( 9.16 mi. )
- Lake Emerald, VT ( 9.16 mi. )
- Bromley Mountain, VT ( 9.24 mi. )
- Manchester Village, VT ( 9.24 mi. )
- East Dorset, VT ( 9.32 mi. )
- Salem, NY ( 9.51 mi. )
- Manchester Center, VT ( 9.56 mi. )
- West Hebron, NY ( 9.59 mi. )
- Arlington Center, VT ( 9.74 mi. )
- West Arlingtn, VT ( 9.74 mi. )
- Barnumville, VT ( 9.93 mi. )
- Belcher, NY ( 9.99 mi. )
- South End, VT ( 10.61 mi. )
- West Arlington, VT ( 11.12 mi. )
- Chipman Lake, VT ( 11.67 mi. )
- Danby Corners, VT ( 11.67 mi. )
- Wells, VT ( 11.68 mi. )
- Cossayuna Lake, NY ( 12.17 mi. )
- Granville, NY ( 12.25 mi. )
- Middle Granville, NY ( 12.62 mi. )
- Scottsville, VT ( 12.78 mi. )
- Arlington, VT ( 13.05 mi. )
- Cossayuna, NY ( 13.11 mi. )
- East Greenwich, NY ( 13.23 mi. )
- Hartford, NY ( 13.25 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05251, 05761, 05768, 05776 (4 Total Zip Codes)Latitude: 43.263600
Longitude: -73.190500
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 815.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 802