Small Town America

New England's Smaller Towns

Massachusetts
Average Medical Liability Premium: $20,000 to $107,000
# of physicians/100,000: 214
Average # of disciplinary actions of boards/1,000: 2.6
State Income Tax: 0%

Northampton
Location: Western Massachusetts
Population: 28,978
Ethnicity: 84% Caucasian, 7% Hispanic, 3% African-American, 4% Asian
Median Resident Age: 37.3
Crime Index: 259.1
Average High Jan/July: 33/82
Average Low Jan/July: 13/59
Median Household Income: $50,455
Unemployment Rate: 5.3%
Cost of Living Index: 112.2
Median House/Condo Value: $289,766
Average Home Price in 2009: $325,319
Median Rent: $844
Getting There: 45 minutes from Hartford Airport

Newton
Location: Boston Suburbs
Population: 84,600
Ethnicity: 81% Caucasian, 4% Hispanic, 2% African-American, 10% Asian
Median Resident Age: 38.7
Crime Index: 90.0
Average High Jan/July: 34/81
Average Low Jan/July: 18/62
Median Household Income: $108,686
Unemployment Rate: 4.5%
Cost of Living Index: 140.3
Median House/Condo Value: $685,400
Average Home Price in 2009: $745,249
Median Rent: $1471
Getting There: 45 minutes from downtown Boston

Edgartown
Location: Martha's Vineyard
Population: 4,067
Ethnicity: 93% Caucasian, 1% Hispanic, 2% African-American, 1% Asian
Median Resident Age: 40.3
Crime Index: 163.3
Average High Jan/July: 39/79
Average Low Jan/July: 22/62
Median Household Income: $68,675
Unemployment Rate: 16.4%
Cost of Living Index: 110.7
Median House/Condo Value: $667,632
Average Home Price in 2009: $875,155
Median Rent: ---
Getting There: 45 minutes from Boston airport or Providence airport to ferry

New Hampshire

Average Medical Liability Premium: $20,000 to $107,000
# of physicians/100,000: 214
Average # of disciplinary actions of boards/1,000: 2.6
State Income Tax: 0%

Nashua
Location: Southern New Hampshire
Population: 86,494
Ethnicity: 81% Caucasian, 9% Hispanic, 2% African-American, 7% Asian
Median Resident Age: 35.8
Crime Index: 201.0
Average High Jan/July: 33/83
Average Low Jan/July: 12/59
Median Household Income: $58,789
Unemployment Rate: 5.5%
Cost of Living Index: 118.8
Median House/Condo Value: $248,500
Average Home Price in 2009: $287,823
Median Rent: $1014
Getting There: 40 minutes north of Boston

Portsmouth
Location: New Hampshire Coast
Population: 21,233
Ethnicity: 90% Caucasian, 2% Hispanic, 3% African-American, 4% Asian
Median Resident Age: 38.5
Crime Index: 174.6
Average High Jan/July: 35/80
Average Low Jan/July: 18/59
Median Household Income: $58,492
Unemployment Rate: 4.1%
Cost of Living Index: 136.7
Median House/Condo Value: $309.723
Average Home Price in 2009: $385,926
Median Rent: $1077
Getting There: 55 minutes from Boston airport, 50 mintues from Manchester airport, 50 minutes from Portland airport

Maine

Average Medical Liability Premium: $20,000 to $107,000
# of physicians/100,000: 214
Average # of disciplinary actions of boards/1,000: 2.6
State Income Tax: 0%

Credit: Deborah Andrews http://www.preservationnation.org/

Portland
Location: Maine Coast
Population: 66,194 (516,826 metro)
Ethnicity: 85% Caucasian, 3% Hispanic, 6% African-American, 3% Asian
Median Resident Age: 35.7
Crime Index: 303.0
Average High Jan/July: 31/79
Average Low Jan/July: 13/59
Median Household Income: $42,010
Unemployment Rate: 6.5%
Cost of Living Index: 104.7
Median House/Condo Value: $257,245
Average Home Price in 2009: $304,245
Median Rent: $830
Getting There: Portland Airport

Rhode Island

Average Medical Liability Premium: $44,000 to $57,000

# of MDs/100k: 376

# of cases/1,000: 2.85

State Income Tax: 9.9%

Newport
Location: Rhode Island Coast
Population: 24,672
Ethnicity: 88% Caucasian, 3% Hispanic, 6% African-American, 1% Asian
Median Resident Age: 34.9
Crime Index: 266.2
Average High Jan/July: 38/78
Average Low Jan/July: 23/64
Median Household Income: $55,916
Unemployment Rate: 12.8%
Cost of Living Index: 117.5
Median House/Condo Value: $408,894
Average Home Price in 2009: $616,510
Median Rent: $1021
Getting There: 45 minutes from Providence, 90 minutes from Boston

Vermont

Average Medical Liability Premium: $20,000 to $107,000
# of physicians/100,000: 214
Average # of disciplinary actions of boards/1,000: 2.6
State Income Tax: 0%

Brattleboro
Location: Southern Vermont
Population: 12,046
Ethnicity: 93% Caucasian, 2% Hispanic, 1% African-American, 2% Asian
Median Resident Age: 39.2
Crime Index: 291.5
Average High Jan/July: 31/83
Average Low Jan/July: 9/57
Median Household Income: $37,382
Unemployment Rate: 5.4%
Cost of Living Index: 98.0
Median House/Condo Value: $196,999
Average Home Price in 2009: $206,378
Median Rent: $704
Getting There: Providence Airport