West Waterford's Livability
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About West Waterford, VT
West Waterford, VT is located in Caledonia County in the state of Vermont.
The total City Population for West Waterford is about 9,444 with about 9 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $171,700, which is roughly 19% lower than the Average Home Value of $210,899 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 9% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $45,134, which is roughly 24% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $59,492 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 22% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.32Male Population Estimate: 49.4%
Female Population Estimate: 50.6%
Median Age: 42.5
Male Median Age: 40.2
Female Median Age: 44.9
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:1.4%
Indian:1.4%
Asian:1.2%
Black:1.1%
Other:0.4%
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: 39.08%
Other: 3.24%
Libertarian: 0.99%
Green: 0.42%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of West Waterford specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Caledonia County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Caledonia County: About 113.338 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Caledonia County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 61% 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
- Waterford, VT ( 1.67 mi. )
- Lwr Waterford, VT ( 2.37 mi. )
- Lower Waterford, VT ( 2.41 mi. )
- Passumpsic, VT ( 3.79 mi. )
- Saint Johnsbury, VT ( 4.57 mi. )
- Johnsbury, VT ( 4.57 mi. )
- St Johnsbury, VT ( 4.57 mi. )
- East Saint Johnsbury, VT ( 5.62 mi. )
- E St Johnsbry, VT ( 5.62 mi. )
- Monroe, NH ( 5.72 mi. )
- Lyman, NH ( 6.45 mi. )
- Barnet, VT ( 6.62 mi. )
- Barnet Center, VT ( 6.90 mi. )
- Inwood, VT ( 6.90 mi. )
- Morses Mills, VT ( 6.91 mi. )
- St Jhnsbry Ct, VT ( 7.32 mi. )
- Littleton, NH ( 7.41 mi. )
- Saint Johnsbury Center, VT ( 7.46 mi. )
- Concord Corner, VT ( 7.58 mi. )
- Ralston Corner, VT ( 7.58 mi. )
- Concord, VT ( 7.89 mi. )
- McIndoe Falls, VT ( 8.48 mi. )
- Mc Indoe Falls, VT ( 8.51 mi. )
- Mc Indoe Fls, VT ( 8.51 mi. )
- North Concord, VT ( 9.11 mi. )
- Danville Center, VT ( 9.21 mi. )
- Lisbon, NH ( 9.34 mi. )
- West Barnet, VT ( 9.55 mi. )
- Danville, VT ( 9.86 mi. )
- Miles Pond, VT ( 10.00 mi. )
- East Peacham, VT ( 10.05 mi. )
- Kirby, VT ( 10.28 mi. )
- South Peacham, VT ( 10.80 mi. )
- East Concord, VT ( 10.99 mi. )
- Mosquitoville, VT ( 11.09 mi. )
- Lyndon Corners, VT ( 11.18 mi. )
- East Lyndon, VT ( 11.20 mi. )
- East Ryegate, VT ( 11.75 mi. )
- Ryegate, VT ( 12.22 mi. )
- Sugar Hill, NH ( 12.29 mi. )
- West Danville, VT ( 12.35 mi. )
- Bath, NH ( 12.36 mi. )
- Ryegate Corner, VT ( 12.42 mi. )
- Gilman, VT ( 12.45 mi. )
- Lyndonville, VT ( 12.46 mi. )
- Peacham, VT ( 12.51 mi. )
- Lyndon Center, VT ( 12.77 mi. )
- Joes Pond, VT ( 12.92 mi. )
- Lyndon, VT ( 13.20 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05819Latitude: 44.357600
Longitude: -71.955600
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 822.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 802