Westfield's Livability
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About Westfield, VT
Westfield, VT is located in Orleans County in the state of Vermont.
The total City Population for Westfield is about 721 with about 6 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $186,711, which is roughly 19% lower than the Average Home Value of $231,791 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 14% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $54,375, which is roughly 18% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $66,462 for the state of Vermont, and roughly 16% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.32Male Population Estimate: 50.8%
Female Population Estimate: 49.2%
Median Age: 42.7
Male Median Age: 49.4
Female Median Age: 47.3
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:2.2%
Black:1.4%
Asian:1.2%
Hispanic:0.4%
Other:0.2%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 45.89%
Other: 2.7%
Libertarian: 0.94%
Green: 0.24%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Westfield specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Orleans County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Orleans County: About 138.512 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Orleans County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 52% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Westfield is about 2.3%.
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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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 05874Latitude: 44.880300
Longitude: -72.473000
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 1348.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 802