West Haven's Livability
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Amenities
About West Haven, VT
West Haven, VT is located in Rutland County in the state of Vermont.
The total City Population for West Haven is about 285 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $191,564, which is roughly 17% lower than the Average Home Value of $231,791 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 12% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $61,607, which is roughly 7% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $66,462 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 5% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.41Male Population Estimate: 51.6%
Female Population Estimate: 48.4%
Median Age: 47.2
Male Median Age: 42.5
Female Median Age: 44.2
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:1.2%
Indian:1.1%
Black:1%
Asian:0.3%
Other: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: 42.06%
Other: 2.78%
Libertarian: 1%
Green: 0.26%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of West Haven specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Rutland County: About 3.12723 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Rutland County: About 161.732 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Rutland County is about 21% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 44% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for West Haven is about 9.6%.
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
- Fairhaven, VT ( 3.31 mi. )
- Clemons, NY ( 3.83 mi. )
- Dresden Station, NY ( 4.19 mi. )
- Low Hampton, NY ( 4.87 mi. )
- Fair Haven, VT ( 5.25 mi. )
- Dresden, NY ( 5.67 mi. )
- Benson, VT ( 6.16 mi. )
- Benson Landing, VT ( 6.46 mi. )
- Whitehall, NY ( 6.81 mi. )
- Putnam Station, NY ( 6.87 mi. )
- Huletts Landing, NY ( 6.92 mi. )
- West Castleton, VT ( 7.04 mi. )
- Huletts Lndg, NY ( 7.15 mi. )
- Hydeville, VT ( 7.31 mi. )
- Hampton, NY ( 7.35 mi. )
- Blissville, VT ( 7.52 mi. )
- Sabbath Day Point, NY ( 7.60 mi. )
- Neshobe Beach, VT ( 8.02 mi. )
- Silver Bay, NY ( 8.06 mi. )
- Putnam Sta, NY ( 8.51 mi. )
- Bomoseen, VT ( 8.52 mi. )
- Crystal Beach, VT ( 9.08 mi. )
- N Granville, NY ( 9.35 mi. )
- Castleton, VT ( 9.72 mi. )
- Castleton State College, VT ( 10.23 mi. )
- East Poultney, VT ( 10.91 mi. )
- Hague, NY ( 11.01 mi. )
- Hubbardton, VT ( 11.01 mi. )
- Chipmans Point, VT ( 11.12 mi. )
- Lake Hortonia, VT ( 11.12 mi. )
- North Orwell, VT ( 11.12 mi. )
- Poultney, VT ( 11.32 mi. )
- Lake St Catherine, VT ( 12.01 mi. )
- Rareville, VT ( 12.01 mi. )
- East Hubbardton, VT ( 12.20 mi. )
- Orwell, VT ( 12.43 mi. )
- Graphite, NY ( 12.59 mi. )
- North Granville, NY ( 12.67 mi. )
- Comstock, NY ( 12.73 mi. )
- South Poultney, VT ( 12.84 mi. )
- Truthville, NY ( 12.93 mi. )
- Bolton Lndg, NY ( 13.35 mi. )
- Mdl Granville, NY ( 13.36 mi. )
- Fort Ann, NY ( 13.77 mi. )
- Sudbury, VT ( 14.32 mi. )
- Middle Granville, NY ( 14.55 mi. )
- South Bay Village, NY ( 14.66 mi. )
- Bolton Landing, NY ( 15.05 mi. )
- Granville, NY ( 15.21 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05743Latitude: 43.634800
Longitude: -73.368700
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 184.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 802