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Tremont - Swans Island, ME

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Overview


Tremont - Swans Island is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maine. With a population of 1,958 people and just one neighborhood, Tremont - Swans Island is the 217th largest community in Maine.

Tremont - Swans Island real estate is some of the most expensive in Maine, although Tremont - Swans Island house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Tremont - Swans Island is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.25% of the Tremont - Swans Island workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Tremont - Swans Island is a town of farmers, fishers, or foresters, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Tremont - Swans Island who work in farm management occupations (20.45%), office and administrative support (12.31%), and management occupations (10.05%).

A relatively large number of people in Tremont - Swans Island telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.04% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Another notable thing is that Tremont - Swans Island is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

Because of many things, Tremont - Swans Island is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Tremont - Swans Island really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Tremont - Swans Island perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Tremont - Swans Island is worth considering.

One of the nice things about Tremont - Swans Island is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Tremont - Swans Island spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.17 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Demographics

The overall education level of Tremont - Swans Island citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.90% of adults in Tremont - Swans Island have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Tremont - Swans Island in 2018 was $42,145, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,580 for a family of four. However, Tremont - Swans Island contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Tremont - Swans Island home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tremont - Swans Island residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Tremont - Swans Island include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Tremont - Swans Island is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Tremont - Swans Island, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

Do you like a coastal setting? If so, this neighborhood may be to your liking. The neighborhood is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Often such coastal places have amenities and recreational activities on the waterfront that are attractive to residents and visitors alike. In addition to being coastal, is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

In addition, vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 53.9% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 99.0% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.

Occupations

It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 20.5% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 99.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Modes of Transportation

If you like to ride a ferry to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that 1.4% of the neighborhood's commuters ride a ferry to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 99.3% of America's neighborhoods.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Tremont - Swans Island is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in ME, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 85.3% of the neighborhoods in Maine. If you are considering retiring to Maine, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more English and Scottish ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 32.9% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry and 7.6% have Scottish ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Tremont - Swans Island are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.9% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 3.3% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 70.4% of America's neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 28.9% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is farming, forestry, or commercial fishing, with 20.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (18.8%), and 17.9% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.4% of households. Some people also speak Polish (4.6%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Tremont - Swans Island, ME, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (32.9%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (13.8%), and residents who report German roots (9.4%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (7.6%), along with some French ancestry residents (6.9%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (56.8% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (61.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (13.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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