Searsburg's Livability
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Amenities
About Searsburg, VT
Searsburg, VT is located in Bennington County in the state of Vermont.
The total City Population for Searsburg is about 131 with about 2 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $123,221, which is roughly 47% lower than the Average Home Value of $231,791 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 43% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $52,500, which is roughly 21% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $66,462 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 19% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.18Male Population Estimate: 58%
Female Population Estimate: 42%
Median Age: 45.7
Male Median Age: 44.9
Female Median Age: 46.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Asian:6.9%
Hispanic:1.5%
Indian:0.5%
Black:0.4%
Hawaiian:0.1%
Other:0.1%
Voting
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 Searsburg specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Bennington County: About 3.6 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2019)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Bennington County: About 167.14 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Bennington County is about 9% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 42% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Searsburg is about 2.7%.
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.
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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- West Dover, VT ( 6.57 mi. )
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- W Dover, VT ( 6.57 mi. )
- Dover, VT ( 7.70 mi. )
- Bennington College, VT ( 8.87 mi. )
- Whitingham, VT ( 9.13 mi. )
- Stamford, VT ( 9.20 mi. )
- Jacksonville, VT ( 9.95 mi. )
- East Dover, VT ( 10.77 mi. )
- West Wardsboro, VT ( 11.05 mi. )
- W Wardsboro, VT ( 11.33 mi. )
- Brookside, VT ( 11.37 mi. )
- Marlboro College, VT ( 11.40 mi. )
- Marlboro, VT ( 11.57 mi. )
- Wardsborough, VT ( 11.78 mi. )
- Monroe, MA ( 11.79 mi. )
- Monroe Bridge, MA ( 11.86 mi. )
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- Stratton, VT ( 11.91 mi. )
- West Halifax, VT ( 12.31 mi. )
- South Shaftsbury, VT ( 12.36 mi. )
- South Wardsboro, VT ( 12.36 mi. )
- Bennington, VT ( 12.49 mi. )
- Old Bennington, VT ( 12.54 mi. )
- Harrisville, VT ( 12.55 mi. )
- North Shaftsbury, VT ( 13.28 mi. )
- So Shaftsbury, VT ( 13.28 mi. )
- Sunderland, VT ( 13.33 mi. )
- E Arlington, VT ( 13.41 mi. )
- Clarksburg, MA ( 13.56 mi. )
- South Newfane, VT ( 13.57 mi. )
- Shaftsbury, VT ( 13.61 mi. )
- Shaftsbury Center, VT ( 13.61 mi. )
- Halifax, VT ( 13.63 mi. )
- Paper Mill Village, VT ( 13.67 mi. )
- Rowe, MA ( 13.69 mi. )
- North Bennington, VT ( 14.05 mi. )
- Kansas, VT ( 14.09 mi. )
- Pownal, VT ( 14.26 mi. )
- Newfane, VT ( 14.45 mi. )
- Pownal Center, VT ( 14.48 mi. )
- East Arlington, VT ( 14.52 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05363Latitude: 42.893000
Longitude: -72.966600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1524.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 802